Belfort
ter·ri·toire de
[te-ree-twar duh] /tɛ riˈtwar də/ (show ipa) a department in e france. 235 sq. mi. (610 sq. km).
capital: belfort.
a fortress city in e france, strategically located on a mountain p-ss between the vosges and jura mountains: siege 1870–71; battle 1944.
contemporary examples
the 21 craziest moments in ‘the wolf of wall street’: cocaine-fueled orgies and more marlow stern december 16, 2013
the real wolf of wall street: jordan belfort’s vulgar memoirs jimmy so december 19, 2013
the 21 craziest moments in ‘the wolf of wall street’: cocaine-fueled orgies and more marlow stern december 16, 2013
finally! ‘the wolf of wall street’ is hollywood’s first 1990s period piece andrew romano december 22, 2013
the 21 craziest moments in ‘the wolf of wall street’: cocaine-fueled orgies and more marlow stern december 16, 2013
historical examples
eugenics and other evils g. k. chesterton
a nest of spies pierre souvestre
in hostile red joseph altsheler
a journey through france in war time joseph g. butler, jr.
a general sketch of the european war hilaire belloc
noun
territoire de belfort (tɛritwar 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)
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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