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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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Bunch, a 73-year-old native of Belleville, N.J., said Tuesday he will retire and leave by year’s end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

I worked at the Arlington Diner in Belleville.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024

Newman died in hospital in Belleville, Ontario, Thursday morning from complications related to a stroke he had last year and which caused him to develop Parkinson’s disease, his wife Alvy Newman said by phone.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

A post on Facebook from Animal Magic in Belleville, Michigan, the non-profit animal rescue that helped RPD corral the reptile, said the encounter occurred on Sunday.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 26, 2023

I remember Belleville because someone was always giving us hand-me-down clothes there.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

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