noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɡriːn bɛlt/
General-American:/ˈɡrin ˌbɛlt/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it.
A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it.
A strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it.
A strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive
Qualifier: urban studies
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: greenway
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it.
An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, also, attributive
Qualifier: urban studies
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: town belt
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art, especially judo or karate; also, the level of skill represented by this belt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive
Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive
Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From green (adjective) + belt (“band worn around the waist; thing resembling a belt, a strip or stripe”).
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
kasveja kasvava alue
— strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare
Finnish:
vehreä alue
— strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare
Finnish:
viheralue
— strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare
Serbo-Croatian:
zeleni pojas
— strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare
Finnish:
suojametsäalue
— strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
zeleni pojas
— strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.
Chinese Mandarin:
綠化帶 /绿化带
(lǜhuàdài)
— strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation
Finnish:
viheralue
— strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation
Serbo-Croatian:
zelena zona
— strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation
Arabic:
حزام أخضر
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Basque:
gerriko berde
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Belarusian:
эялёныя насаджэнні
(ejaljónyja nasadženni)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Bengali:
সবুজ বেষ্টনী
(śobuj beśṭoni)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Catalan:
cinturó verd
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Chinese Mandarin:
綠化帶 /绿化带
(lǜhuàdài)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Dutch:
groene gordel
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Estonian:
haljasvöönd
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Estonian:
roheline vöönd
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Finnish:
viheralue
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
French:
ceinture verte
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Georgian:
მწვანე სარტყელი
(mc̣vane sarṭq̇eli)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
German:
Grüngürtel
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Hindi:
हरित पट्टी
(harit paṭṭī)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Indonesian:
sabuk hijau
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Irish:
crios glas
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Japanese:
緑地帯
(ryokuchitai)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Korean:
개발제한구역
(gaebaljehan'guyeok)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Central Kurdish:
پشتێنەی سەوزایی
(piştêney sewzayî)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Macedonian:
зе́лена повр́шина
(zélena povŕšina)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Macedonian:
зе́лен по́јас
(zélen pójas)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Malayalam:
ഗ്രീൻ ബെൽറ്റ്
(grīṉ belṟṟŭ)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Persian:
کمربند سبز
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Polish:
zelený pás
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Russian:
ЛПЗП
(LPZP)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Russian:
зелёные насажде́ния
(zeljónyje nasaždénija)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Russian:
зелёный по́яс
(zeljónyj pójas)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Serbo-Croatian:
zeleni pojas
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Spanish:
cinturón verde
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Swedish:
grönt bälte
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Turkish:
yeşil kuşak
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Ukrainian:
зеле́ні наса́дження
(zeléni nasádžennja)
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Welsh:
llain las
— area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building
Finnish:
vihreä vyö
— belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art; the level of skill represented by this belt
Macedonian:
зе́лен по́јас
(zélen pójas)
— belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art; the level of skill represented by this belt
Portuguese:
faixa verde
— belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art; the level of skill represented by this belt
Serbo-Croatian:
zeleni pojas
— belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art; the level of skill represented by this belt
Swedish:
grönt bälte
— belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art; the level of skill represented by this belt
Finnish:
vihreä vyö
— person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art
Portuguese:
faixa verde
— person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art
Serbo-Croatian:
zeleni pojas
— person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art