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: one who holds the rating of expert in various arts of self-defense (such as judo and karate)
also
: the rating itself
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“Black belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20belt. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.
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black belt
noun
: one holding the rating of expert especially in various arts of self-defense (such as karate)
also
: the rating itself
Geographical Definition
Black Belt
geographical name
strip of rolling prairie land extending across central Alabama and Mississippi with fertile black clayey soil formerly notable for the production of cotton
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