belvedere
(noun) a gazebo sited to command a fine view
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Belvedere
A suburban area in Bexley borough, Greater London.
A small city in Marin County, California, United States.
A populated place in Jefferson County, Ohio.
A census-designated place in Aiken County, South Carolina.
A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
A locality in Alberta, Canada.
A neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta.
A locality in northern Queensland, Australia.
A neighbourhood in Montevideo, Uruguay.
A suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe.
belvedere (plural belvederes)
(architecture) A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.
Source: Wiktionary
Bel`ve*dere", n. Etym: [It., fr. bello, bel, beautiful + vedere to see.] (Arch.)
Definition: A small building, or a part of a building, more or less open, constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2024
(noun) the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
