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Bellevue

American  
[bel-vyoo] / ˈbɛl vyu /

noun

  1. a city in western Washington State.

  2. a city in eastern Nebraska.

  3. a borough in southwestern Pennsylvania.

  4. a historic neighborhood in the southernmost area of Washington, D.C.


Example Sentences

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He has been with Amazon since 1998, four years after Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in his Bellevue, Wash., garage.

From The Wall Street Journal

My earliest years were spent in the Somerset neighborhood of Bellevue, Wash., about 20 minutes east of Seattle.

From The Wall Street Journal

Three months before that in Bellevue, Washington, Perry had to hide in a laundry hamper in Bellevue Square Mall after 4,000 rabid fans descended upon him.

From Salon

Bryan Zhu, a high-school senior from Bellevue, Wash., said he has been passionate about science from an early age.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Bellevue, Wash., company said it added 962,000 net subscribers for its postpaid phone service, its most lucrative phone offering, where service is paid for each month on a contract.

From The Wall Street Journal