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Belleville city (1991 pop. 37,243), SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. Machinery, automotive accessories, optical lenses, and cheddar cheese are made there. Belleville is the seat of Albert College and the Ontario School for the Deaf.

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The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Belleville, see TURLUPIN.

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Belleville, Canada, France, USA 1. Canada (Ontario): originally Meyer's Creek after John Meyers, but renamed in 1816 after Arabella Gore, wife of the lieutenant‐governor of Upper Canada.2. USA: there are eight towns with this French name, all with the meaning ‘Beautiful Town’.

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