belleville
/ˈbɛlˌvɪl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.85 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A neighborhood of Bouaké, Gbêke, Vallée du Bandama district, Ivory Coast.
Countable; Uncountable
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A former commune in Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, since 2018 part of the commune of Plaine-d'Argenson.
Countable; Uncountable
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A former commune in Rhône department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, since 2019 part of the commune of Belleville-en-Beaujolais.
Countable; Uncountable
Etymology
From Belle + -ville. * (French commune): From French Belleville, derived from belle vue (“beautiful view”). * (neighbourhood of Paris): From French Belleville, literally “beautiful town”. * (city in Ontario): Renamed in honour of Lady Annabella Gore after an 1816 visit with her husband, Francis Gore.
Origin
- Source language: French
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Belleville boiler
Belleville washer