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Belfort

[ bel-fawr, bey- ]

noun

  1. Ter·ri·toire de [te-ree-, twar, d, uh], a department in eastern France. 235 sq. mi. (610 sq. km). : Belfort.
  2. a fortress city in eastern France, strategically located on a mountain pass between the Vosges and Jura mountains: siege 1870–71; battle 1944.


Belfort

/ bɛlfɔr /

noun

  1. Territoire de Belfort
    Territoire de Belforttɛritwar də a department of E France, now in Franche-Comté region: the only part of Alsace remaining to France after 1871. Capital: Belfort. Pop: Pop: 139 383 (2003 est). Area: 608 sq km (237 sq miles)
  2. a fortress town in E France: strategically situated in the Belfort Gap between the Vosges and the Jura mountains. Pop: 50 417 (1999)


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Kim was known for a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, as was Jordan Belfort, familiar to film lovers as the Wolf of Wall Street.

As Jordan Belfort, a charismatic monster of a stockbroker, DiCaprio is a feral beast; the id incarnate.

Belfort, not knowing they were time-release ludes, pops loads of them, and when they kick in, he enters “cerebral palsy” mode.

Former stockbroker Jordan Belfort once had sex on $3 million in cash.

In his memoir, Belfort describes Danny Porush (the real Azoff) as a Jewish Long Islander with WASP pretensions.

She is still living at Montbeillard, near Belfort, where she continues to give lessons.

At Belfort we saw signs of bombardment, but they were not so shocking.

This seemed to be the case at all of the towns between Belfort and St. Die.

We left our hotel early in the morning, and were soon seated in a train for Belfort, in France.

At Belfort Paul directed him to send another message cancelling the reservation.

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