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Meanings of black belt in English

Russian
чёрный пояс

Indication of attainment of a high rank of skill in martial arts.

чёрный пояс
Usage of black belt in English
1
The area was locally known as the prairies or the black belt.
American Negro Slavery / A Survey of the Supply, Employment and ...
2
In the coming years, they would live all over the black belt.
The warmth of other suns: the epic story of america's great migr...
3
Dominic Raab, the new Brexit secretary, has a black belt in karate.
The Irish Times
4
Vesta, a black belt, had once been one of Karen Buckley's lovers.
Body work
5
They started once more along the edge of the black belt.
The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol / Or, The Story of ...
6
He is married to former model and karate black belt Jessica Baratich Johnson.
News.com.au
7
Just as Warch had told him, she was a black belt.
Act of treason
8
Both Sophie and Josh were red belts, one rank below a black belt.
The Alchemyst
9
In college, she earned a black belt in taekwondo-andcaught the travel bug.
Climbing Magazine
10
Here. Ant Eater shoved a thick black belt into my hands.
The accidental demon slayer
11
And the dude is a black belt in various martial arts.
The Irish Times
12
She wore the white blouse, the wide black belt, and the black skirt.
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
13
Bill very broad and flat, dull blue with a black belt at the end.
Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginne...
14
Each man wore a heavy black belt about his waist.
Hunters Out of Space
15
The French citizenship process is densely bureaucratic, requiring a black belt in form filling.
The Guardian
16
Today, it is black belt on West Side, and Little Italy on East Side.
The new yorker
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common