Belvoir

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UK/ˈbiːvə/US/ˈbivɚ/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England, 13 kilometres west of Grantham, famous for the Belvoir Hunt (OS grid ref SK8233).

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England, 13 kilometres west of Grantham, famous for the Belvoir Hunt (OS grid ref SK8233).

Origin

The name is of Old French origin, from bel (“beautiful”) + voir (“view”).

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APA

Belvoir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belvoir

MLA

“Belvoir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belvoir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Belvoir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belvoir.

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