Belvedere

Definitions: Belvedere

Belvedere

Noun

1. Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn.

2. A gazebo sited to command a fine view.

Date "belvedere" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1830. (references)

Etymology: Belvedere \Bel`ve*dere"\, noun. [Italian expression, from bello, bel, beautiful vedere to see.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Finance	Another name for a gazebo. (references)
Literature	Belvedere [bel-ve-dear]. A sort of pleasure-house or look-out on the top of a house. The word is Italian, and means a fine prospect. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The Belvedere is a baroque palace complex built by Prince Eugene of Savoy in the 3rd district of Vienna, south-eastern from the city's center.

Eugene, after buying the plot of land in 1697, first had a large park created. In 1714 work began to erect what is now called the Lower Belvedere as a palace designed for living, which was finished in 1716. Later, 1720-1723, the Upper Belvedere was built with representation in mind. The architect of both buildings was Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, one of the most important architects of the Austrian Baroque together with Fischer von Erlach.

Front view of the Upper Belvedere

The complex was sold in 1752 to Maria Theresia by the prince's heiress. Since 1775 the Belvedere housed the imperial picture gallery on behalf of Joseph II, in 1806 the collection of Ambras Palace was moved to the Lower Belvedere as well. Both were transferred to the Museum of Art History (Kunsthistorisches Museum) in 1890.

Since after World War I, the Austrian Gallery resides in the Belvedere.

The building suffered heavy damage during World War II. A room known as the Gold Cabinet burnt down and was reconstructed later. The building is still being renovated today, the work is scheduled to be complete by 2008.

Belvedere (or Belvidere) is also a general architectural term. From the Italian, literally translated as "fair view", it refers to any architectural structure built in the upper part of a building so as to command a fine view. The actual structure can be of any form, whether a turret, a cupola, or open gallery. The name can also apply to an entire building.

A settlement between Plumstead and Erith in southeast London also has the name Belvedere, appropriately enough as it is set on a prominent ridge affording views across the lower Thames valley. Upper Belvedere features a fine church and some modest brick villas. Lower Belvedere is better known for a methodist chapel, a football club and a high technology sludge incinerator which is a stunning landmark on the south bank of the river Thames. The railway station called Belvedere is in Lower Belvedere and serves the North Kent Line.

Synonyms: Belvedere

Synonyms: burning bush (n), firebush (n), summer cypress (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Belvedere

English words defined with "belvedere": Mirador ♦ The Apollo Belvedere. (references)

Specialty definitions using "belvedere": Belvedere map of the Netherlands, Belvedere Policy Document. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Belvedere" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Italian (belvedere, gazebo, viewpoint), Portuguese (gazabo, gazebo, look-out post), Romanian (belvedere, pinnacle), Serbo-Croatian (belvedere), Spanish (belvedere), Swedish (belvedere).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	For a guy who spends as much time as I do trying to get a date, it's pretty pathetic that the closest thing I have to a steady relationship is my 8:30 appointment every Saturday night with Mr. Belvedere. (One Angry Dwarf; writing credit: Nick Palmer)
Movie/TV Titles	L' Uccel Belvedere (1973) Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)
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Domain	Title
References	Belvedere: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Bellotto. Vienna Dal Belvedere (reference) Belvedere Now One: Unofficial GUI (reference) The Belvedere (reference) The Snow Ball (A Belvedere Book) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.). Capitol complex flanking Washington Street with public garden and belvedere. Study site plan and elevation.Credit: Library of Congress.		Empfang und Besprechung im Schloss Belvedere.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Lady Jane Seymour, afterward queen of Henry VIII, after the painting by Hans Holbein now in Belvedere gallery, Vienna.Credit: Library of Congress.		The Belvedere Hotel, Charlevoix, Mich.Credit: Library of Congress.
	The Belvedere, Charlevoix.Credit: Library of Congress.		Dining room, Belvedere House, Charlevoix.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Belvedere Point, Charlevoix, Mich.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Title	Author	Quote
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	I mean about Belvedere.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Belvedere" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 48.39% of the time. "Belvedere" is used about 62 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	48.39%	30	63,341
Noun (proper)	41.94%	26	68,323
Adjective (general or positive)	8.06%	5	157,705
Noun (common)	1.61%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	62	N/A

1. 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
Country: USA

2. 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)
Country: USA

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Expressions: Belvedere

Expressions using "belvedere": Belvedere map of the Netherlands ♦ belvedere Park ♦ Belvedere Policy Document ♦ The Apollo Belvedere. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Containing "belvedere": Westgate-Belvedere Homes.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Belvedere

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
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1966 plymouth belvedere	27	apollo belvedere	8
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belvedere cast mr	21	belvedere international	8
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belvedere hotel baltimore	15	belvedere golf club	7
belvedere shoes	14	belvedere salon equipment	7
belvedere mansion	13	belvedere tab	7
belvedere hotel mykonos	12	la tour belvedere	7
1965 plymouth belvedere	11	belvedere rhodos	7
belvedere hotel ny	11	belvedere caruso	7
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Belvedere

Language		Translations for "belvedere"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏مبنى مطل على منظر رائع, ‏البلفيدير نوع من السيجار. (various references)

Dutch		waardenkaart (Belvedere map of the Netherlands), Nota Belvedere (Belvedere Policy Document). (various references)

French		belvédère. (various references)

Greek		θερινή κατοικία. (various references)

Hungarian		kilátótorony (gazebo). (various references)

Italian		belvedere (gazebo, kochia, US mexican burning oush, viewpoint). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		楼 (lookout, tower, turret). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ろう (age, bend over, comforting, labor, lookout, old age, old people, puttingto work, striving, thanking, the aged, the old, toil, tower, trouble, turret, wax). (various references)

Manx		tooran reayrtagh, grianane (bower, conservatory, sunhouse, sunny place). (various references)

Pig Latin		elvederebay

Portuguese		mirante (gazabo, gazebo, observatory). (various references)

Romanian		belvedere (pinnacle), foişor (balcony, Oriel, pavilion). (various references)

Russian		бельведер (pinnacle). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		belvedere. (various references)

Spanish		belvedere. (various references)

Swedish		belvedere. (various references)

Turkish		taraça (gazebo, patio, Piazza, platform, porch, terrace). (various references)

Ukranian		бельведер (gazebo, pinnacle). (various references)

Vietnamese		tháp lầu. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Belvedere

Derivations
	Words beginning with "belvedere": belvederes. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Belvedere" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: belovodie, Belvidere, Bevedere. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Belvedere"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "belvedere" (pronounced be'lvudi"r)
4	-u d i" r	Brigadier.
3	-d i" r	bombardier, commandeer, dear, deer.
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Anagrams: Belvedere

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-d-e-e-e-e-l-r-v"
	-2 letters: beveled, beveler, bleeder, levered, reveled.
	-3 letters: delver, leered, leveed, reeled, reeved, releve, veered.
	-4 letters: bedel, bevel, bleed, brede, breed, breve, delve, devel, elder, elver, levee, lever, rebel, reeve, revel.
	-5 letters: beer, bled, bred, bree, deer, dele, dere, dree, ever, leer, rede, reed, reel, veer, veld, verb.
	Words containing the letters "b-d-e-e-e-e-l-r-v"
	+1 letter: belvederes.
	+4 letters: overbejeweled.
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