Phrase guide

green belt

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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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