Belle Plaine

proper noun

A city in Benton County, Iowa.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
  2. A village in the Rural Municipality of Pense, No. 160, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Origin

From French, "beautiful plain".

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APA

Belle Plaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belle%20Plaine

MLA

“Belle Plaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belle%20Plaine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Belle Plaine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belle%20Plaine.

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