Belfort
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English
Proper noun
Belfort (countable and uncountable, plural Belforts)
- A surname.
- A commune, the capital of the Territoire de Belfort department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
- A village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland.
- A village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland.
- An unincorporated community in Mono County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio, United States.
Dutch
Etymology
Derived from belfort (“belfry, clock tower”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Belfort n
- A neighbourhood of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
French
Etymology
From Old French Belfort, from bel (“beautiful”) + fort. Doublet of beaufort.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Belfort f
- Belfort (a city and commune, the prefecture of the Territoire de Belfort department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)