"green belt" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡriːn bɛlt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡrin ˌbɛlt/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-green belt.ogg [General-American] Forms: green belts [plural]
Etymology: From green (adjective) + belt (“band worn around the waist; thing resembling a belt, a strip or stripe”). Etymology templates: {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|agricultural land}} sense 1.3.2, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|martial arts}} sense 2.1, {{compound|en|green|belt|notext=1|pos1=adjective|t2=band worn around the waist; thing resembling a belt, a strip or stripe|type=endocentric}} green (adjective) + belt (“band worn around the waist; thing resembling a belt, a strip or stripe”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} green belt (plural green belts)
  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.
    Tags: also, attributive Categories (topical): Greens Translations (strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare): kasveja kasvava alue (Finnish), vehreä alue (Finnish), viheralue (Finnish), zeleni pojas [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-green_belt-en-noun-FETXmvC~ Disambiguation of Greens: 14 14 14 14 22 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 23 14 22 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 11 18 14 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 10 11 18 11 25 24 Disambiguation of 'strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare': 71 8 9 8 2 2
  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.
    Tags: also, attributive Categories (topical): Greens Translations (strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.): suojametsäalue (Finnish), zeleni pojas [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-green_belt-en-noun-GBvoPX1t Disambiguation of Greens: 14 14 14 14 22 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 23 14 22 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 15 17 11 22 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 11 16 12 27 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 11 18 14 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 10 11 18 11 25 24 Disambiguation of 'strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.': 6 76 9 4 3 2
  3. Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it.
    (urban studies)
    A strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation.
    Tags: also, attributive Categories (topical): Urban studies, Greens Translations (strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation): viheralue (Finnish), zelena zona [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-green_belt-en-noun-NO43rot8 Disambiguation of Greens: 14 14 14 14 22 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 23 14 22 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 15 17 11 22 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 11 16 12 27 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 11 18 14 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 10 11 18 11 25 24 Disambiguation of 'strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation': 9 9 67 9 4 3
  4. Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it.
    (urban studies)
    (chiefly British) An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building.
    Tags: British, also, attributive Categories (topical): Urban studies, Greens Synonyms: town belt [New-Zealand] Translations (area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building): حزام أخضر (Arabic), gerriko berde (Basque), эялёныя насаджэнні (ejaljónyja nasadženni) (Belarusian), সবুজ বেষ্টনী (śobuj beśṭoni) (Bengali), cinturó verd [masculine] (Catalan), پشتێنەی سەوزایی (piştêney sewzayî) (Central Kurdish), 綠化帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 绿化带 (lǜhuàdài) (Chinese Mandarin), groene gordel [masculine] (Dutch), haljasvöönd (Estonian), roheline vöönd (Estonian), viheralue (Finnish), ceinture verte [feminine] (French), Grüngürtel [masculine] (German), हरित पट्टी (harit paṭṭī) (Hindi), sabuk hijau (Indonesian), crios glas [masculine] (Irish), 緑地帯 (ryokuchitai) (alt: りょくちたい) (Japanese), 개발제한구역 (gaebaljehan'guyeok) (alt: 開發制限區域) (Korean), зе́лена повр́шина (zélena povŕšina) [feminine] (Macedonian), зе́лен по́јас (zélen pójas) [masculine] (Macedonian), ഗ്രീൻ ബെൽറ്റ് (grīṉ belṟṟŭ) (Malayalam), کمربند سبز (Persian), zelený pás [masculine] (Polish), ЛПЗП (LPZP) [masculine] (Russian), зелёные насажде́ния (zeljónyje nasaždénija) (Russian), зелёный по́яс (zeljónyj pójas) (Russian), zeleni pojas [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), cinturón verde [masculine] (Spanish), grönt bälte [neuter] (Swedish), yeşil kuşak (Turkish), зеле́ні наса́дження (zeléni nasádžennja) (Ukrainian), llain las [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-green_belt-en-noun-en:agricultural_land Disambiguation of Greens: 14 14 14 14 22 22 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 23 14 22 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 15 17 11 22 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 11 16 12 27 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 11 18 14 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 10 11 18 11 25 24 Disambiguation of 'area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building': 4 4 4 82 3 2
  5. (martial arts)
    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.
    Tags: also, attributive Categories (topical): Martial arts, Greens Synonyms: greenbelt Derived forms: grey belt Related terms: greenfield, bluebelt, brownfield, greyfield Translations (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): vihreä vyö (Finnish), зе́лен по́јас (zélen pójas) [masculine] (Macedonian), faixa verde [feminine] (Portuguese), zeleni pojas [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), grönt bälte [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-green_belt-en-noun-en:martial_arts Disambiguation of Greens: 14 14 14 14 22 22 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 11 11 15 20 25 20 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 23 14 22 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 15 17 11 22 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 11 16 12 27 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 11 18 14 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 10 11 18 11 25 24 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war Disambiguation of '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': 1 1 3 2 66 26
  6. (martial arts)
    A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art.
    Tags: also, attributive Categories (topical): Martial arts, Greens Translations (person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art): vihreä vyö (Finnish), faixa verde [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), zeleni pojas [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-green_belt-en-noun-z8zZchXR Disambiguation of Greens: 14 14 14 14 22 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 23 14 22 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 15 17 11 22 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 11 16 12 27 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 11 18 14 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 10 11 18 11 25 24 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war Disambiguation of 'person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art': 1 1 2 1 30 65

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        "plural"
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      "word": "bluebelt"
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        {
          "ref": "2012, Andrew Martin, “Enter Yerkes”, in Underground Overground: A Passenger’s History of the Tube, London: Profile Books, page 149",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "town belt"
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      "tags": [
        "British",
        "also",
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "en:Martial arts"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1995, Elmar T. Schmeisser, “The University Dojo: Teaching a Traditional Martial Art in a Nontraditional Setting”, in Carol A. Wiley, editor, Martial Arts Teachers on Teaching (Io Series; 53), Berkeley, Calif.: Frog, North Atlantic Books, page 129",
          "text": "When the club is fully developed and has a reasonable spectrum of ranks in it, the training schedule should be stable to encourage the habit of training. […] The advanced (above green belt) class meets for an additional hour, three times per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday).",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Yvonne Cruz, “Cruz Karate Studios”, in Grandmaster Freddie G. Cruz: Biography of a True Legend in the Martial Arts World, [S.l.]: Bookemon, page 217",
          "text": "He estimates it was around 1964 when the Japanese stylists of karate brought in the green belt to bridge the gap between white and brown.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014 October, Sharit Sinha, “The Revelation”, in Blood Rush, 3rd edition, [S.l.]: Sharit Sinha, published December 2017, page 36",
          "text": "Any green belt martial artist could've done that. Because they were just ordinary goons, hired guns.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "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."
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        [
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          "martial arts"
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          "person",
          "person#Noun"
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        [
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          "achieve"
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        [
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          "skill#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "martial art",
          "martial art"
        ],
        [
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          "judo"
        ],
        [
          "karate",
          "karate#Noun"
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          "represent"
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        "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."
      ],
      "senseid": [
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        "attributive"
      ],
      "topics": [
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war"
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    },
    {
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          "ref": "2012, Noel C., “What Karate Means to Me”, in Tom Hill, editor, Essays for Black Belt, Luton, Bedfordshire: Andrews UK, page 22",
          "text": "After a month I distinctly remember one of the ‘green belts’ giving me a thorough but gentle working over in one of the sparring sessions, I was impressed not just with his ability to defeat me, but with the ease with which he did it.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "[2012, T. M. Kubiak, “Mentoring Black Belts and Green Belts”, in The Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt Handbook, Milwaukee, Wis.: ASQ Quality Press, part V (Mentoring Responsibilities), page 306",
          "text": "Develop a career progression ladder for black belts and green belts.\nUsed by extension as a rank in the Six Sigma system of process improvement techniques.]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "attributive"
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡriːn bɛlt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡrin ˌbɛlt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare",
      "word": "kasveja kasvava alue"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare",
      "word": "vehreä alue"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare",
      "word": "viheralue"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zeleni pojas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.",
      "word": "suojametsäalue"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zeleni pojas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation",
      "word": "viheralue"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zelena zona"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "حزام أخضر"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "gerriko berde"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ejaljónyja nasadženni",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "эялёныя насаджэнні"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śobuj beśṭoni",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "সবুজ বেষ্টনী"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cinturó verd"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "綠化帶"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lǜhuàdài",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "绿化带"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "groene gordel"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "haljasvöönd"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "roheline vöönd"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "viheralue"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ceinture verte"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Grüngürtel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "harit paṭṭī",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "हरित पट्टी"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "sabuk hijau"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crios glas"
    },
    {
      "alt": "りょくちたい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ryokuchitai",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "緑地帯"
    },
    {
      "alt": "開發制限區域",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gaebaljehan'guyeok",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "개발제한구역"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "piştêney sewzayî",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "پشتێنەی سەوزایی"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zélena povŕšina",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зе́лена повр́шина"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zélen pójas",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зе́лен по́јас"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "grīṉ belṟṟŭ",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "ഗ്രീൻ ബെൽറ്റ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "کمربند سبز"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zelený pás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "LPZP",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ЛПЗП"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zeljónyje nasaždénija",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "зелёные насажде́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zeljónyj pójas",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "зелёный по́яс"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zeleni pojas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cinturón verde"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "grönt bälte"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "yeşil kuşak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zeléni nasádžennja",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "word": "зеле́ні наса́дження"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "llain las"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "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",
      "word": "vihreä vyö"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zélen pójas",
      "sense": "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",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зе́лен по́јас"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "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",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "faixa verde"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "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",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zeleni pojas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "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",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "grönt bälte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art",
      "word": "vihreä vyö"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faixa verde"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zeleni pojas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "green belt"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.