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belvedere

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Belvedere  \Bel`ve*dere"\,  n.  [It.,  fr  bello,  bel,  beautiful  + 
  vedere  to  see.]  (Arch.) 
  A  small  building,  or  a  part  of  a  building,  more  or  less  open 
  constructed  in  a  place  commanding  a  fine  prospect. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  belvedere 
  n  1:  densely  branched  Eurasian  plant;  foliage  turns  purple-red  in 
  autumn  [syn:  {summer  cypress},  {burning  bush},  {firebush}, 
  {Bassia  scoparia},  {Kochia  scoparia}] 
  2:  a  gazebo  sited  to  command  a  fine  view 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Belvedere,  CA  (city,  FIPS  5164) 
  Location:  37.87165  N,  122.46871  W 
  Population  (1990):  2147  (1037  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.4  sq  km  (land),  4.9  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  94920 
  Belvedere,  SC  (CDP,  FIPS  5410) 
  Location:  33.53565  N,  81.94194  W 
  Population  (1990):  6133  (2393  housing  units) 
  Area:  10.2  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water)




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