Belvedere

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  belvedere
       n 1: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in
            autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire
            bush}, {fire-bush}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia scoparia}]
       2: a gazebo sited to command a fine view

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "belvedere":
     Havana, Texas tower, alcove, beacon, bleachers, box of cigars,
     bridge, cheroot, cigar, cigar box, cigar case, cigar cutter,
     cigarillo, colorado, conning tower, corona, gallery, gazebo,
     grandstand, humidor, lighthouse, lookout, loophole,
     observation post, observatory, outlook, overlook, pagoda,
     peanut gallery, peephole, pharos, ringside, ringside seat, rope,
     sighthole, stinker, stogie, top gallery, tower, trichinopoly,
     watchtower
  
  

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)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Belvedere, CA -- U.S. city in California
     Population (2000):    2125
     Housing Units (2000): 1059
     Land area (2000):     0.535411 sq. miles (1.386708 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.886093 sq. miles (4.884958 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.421504 sq. miles (6.271666 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            05164
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             37.874559 N, 122.465823 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     94920
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Belvedere, CA
      Belvedere
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Belvedere, SC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in South Carolina
     Population (2000):    5631
     Housing Units (2000): 2430
     Land area (2000):     3.919878 sq. miles (10.152438 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.005628 sq. miles (0.014577 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.925506 sq. miles (10.167015 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            05410
     Located within:       South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
     Location:             33.531985 N, 81.943338 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Belvedere, SC
      Belvedere