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Borscht belt Moderate

Borscht belt has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests

"many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit"

Proper Noun
1

An area in upstate New York, in the Catskills, in which there were once many Jewish camps and resorts.

Broader Terms (hypernyms)
resort area
Rhyming Words
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