Silbentrennung
Bi·ble beltTürkische aussprache
baybıl beltAussprache
/ˈbībəl ˈbelt/ /ˈbaɪbəl ˈbɛlt/
Etymologie
() Bible + belt in the sense of a strip of area on a map. The name is derived from the heavy emphasis on literal interpretations of the Bible in Evangelical denominations. The term "Bible Belt" was coined by the American journalist and social commentator, H.L. Mencken, in the early 1920s.