Belleville

American  

[bel-vil] / ˈbɛl vɪl /

noun

1. a city in SW Illinois.

2. a city in NE New Jersey.

3. a city in S Ontario, in S Canada.

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Example Sentences

Late on a cold afternoon in March, a motorist in Belleville, Ill., came upon a young boy wandering down a busy street without shoes and wearing only a T-shirt and pajama bottoms.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said that cities where voters of color are the majority — such as Newark, Patterson, Belleville, Passaic, and Atlantic City — are key targets for the campaign.

From Salon

There was a restaurant in Kearny, it might've been Belleville, it was called Egan's.

From Salon

I worked at the Arlington Diner in Belleville.

From Salon

A veteran in the field, Féroumont worked on 2003’s Oscar-nominated “The Triplets of Belleville,” another feature without dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times