Belfort

[ bel-fawr, bey- ]

/ bɛlˈfɔr, beɪ- /

noun

Ter·ri·toire de

[te-ree-twar duh] /tɛ riˈtwar də/, a department in E France. 235 sq. mi. (610 sq. km). Capital: Belfort.

a fortress city in E France, strategically located on a mountain pass between the Vosges and Jura mountains: siege 1870–71; battle 1944.

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

Why Leonardo DiCaprio, Who Wows in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street,’ Deserves to (Finally) Win An Oscar |Marlow Stern |February 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Luckily, Belfort himself “provided a lot of photographic material of his family and friends, which was incredibly useful.”

Finally! ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Is Hollywood’s First 1990s Period Piece |Andrew Romano |December 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Near the beginning of Wolf, Belfort arrives on Wall Street for his first day of work as an entry-level stockbroker.

Finally! ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Is Hollywood’s First 1990s Period Piece |Andrew Romano |December 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Belfort wrote a sequel as well, Catching the Wolf of Wall Street.

The Real Wolf of Wall Street: Jordan Belfort’s Vulgar Memoirs |Jimmy So |December 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

You can't imagine those words being spoken by the hectoring Belfort.

The Real Wolf of Wall Street: Jordan Belfort’s Vulgar Memoirs |Jimmy So |December 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The news was well received, for anything was preferable to the prison life they were leading in Belfort.

The Downfall |Emile Zola
Now it seems that fate won't let you fight Belfort; but I don't see how you can keep from meeting Schwarzfelder.

In Hostile Red |Joseph Altsheler
Belfort was there too, and he was gloomy, despite the fact that he had been commended by Sir William for gallantry in action.

In Hostile Red |Joseph Altsheler
At Belfort the station was crowded with French troops and an elderly French couple came into our compartment.

The Evidence in the Case |James M. Beck
The aerodrome to which we were flying was at Luxeuil, near Belfort, in the foot-hills of the Vosges.

'Green Balls' |Paul Bewsher

British Dictionary definitions for belfort

Belfort

/ (French bɛlfɔr) /

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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