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{{wiktionary|Belle|belle}}
'''Belle''' was a ] machine built by ] out of commodity hardware. Belle gave birth to a lot of current ] "tricks" such as ]s.
'''Belle''' may refer to:
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==People and fictional characters==
* ], a list of people and fictional characters
* ], a list of people
* ], a stock character representing a young woman of the American South's upper class
* ], the heroine and protagonist of ]’s 1991 ] winning animated film '']''.


==Brands and enterprises==
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* ], a former airline with headquarters in Tirana, Albania
* ], a subsidiary of Belle Air in the Kosovo
* ], an American baby carrier manufacturer
* ], a Chinese footwear retailer


==Film and television==
'''Belle''' is a ] in ]'s ].
* ], a Belgian-French drama film by André Delvaux
* ], a British film by Amma Asante
* ], a Japanese animated film by Mamoru Hosoda
* '']'', an American comedy TV series that premiered in 2013


==Music==
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* ], a 2011 album by Bic Runga
* ], a song from the 1998 musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel ''Notre Dame de Paris''
* ], a song written for Disney's 1991 film ''Beauty and the Beast''
* ], the soundtrack for the 2013 British drama film ''Belle''
* ], the soundtrack for the 2021 Japanese animated film ''Belle''
* ''Belle'', a 1961 musical by ] (lyrics) and ] (music)
* "Belle", a 1977 song written by ], Fred Jordan and Reuben Fairfax, Jr.


==Places==
The word '''belle''' (a ] of bell), of French origin, means a beautiful young woman. The word is typically used in the South, were women are sometimes affectionately known as Southern belles.
* ] or Bailleul, Nord, a commune in France
* ], a village in India
* ], a town in the United States
* ], United States
* ], a town in the United States
* ]


==Railway trains==
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* '']'', a named train run by the Southern Railway (Great Britain) from 1931 until 1948
* '']'', a passenger train operated by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
* '']'', a passenger train operated by the Southern Railway and then British Railways from 1947 to 1954


==Science and technology==
'''Belle''' is the name of the detector at the ] ]-] collider, at the ''High Energy Accelerator Research Organisation (])'' in ], ], ].
* ], an early chess computer
* ], an accelerator-based particle physics experiment
* Belle, the current version of Nokia's ] mobile operating system


==Ships==
* ], a ship lost in 1686 during a French colonization attempt in Texas
* ], a survey ship in service with the United Coast Survey from 1848 to 1857
* ], a Union Navy steamer in the American Civil War


==Sports teams==
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* ], part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1951–1952)
* ], now Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C., an English semi-professional women's football club
* ], member of the Independent Women's Football League
* ], part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1953)
* ], a team of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943–1950)

==Other uses==
*], a 17th-century gambling card game
*], an Australian design magazine
*], a storm of the 1976 Atlantic hurricane season

==See also==
* ]
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* ], a 2003 musical by Redha

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Latest revision as of 03:29, 4 January 2025

Belle may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Brands and enterprises

Film and television

Music

Places

Railway trains

  • Bournemouth Belle, a named train run by the Southern Railway (Great Britain) from 1931 until 1948
  • Brighton Belle, a passenger train operated by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
  • Devon Belle, a passenger train operated by the Southern Railway and then British Railways from 1947 to 1954

Science and technology

Ships

Sports teams

  • Battle Creek Belles, part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1951–1952)
  • Doncaster Belles, now Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C., an English semi-professional women's football club
  • Memphis Belles, member of the Independent Women's Football League
  • Muskegon Belles, part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1953)
  • Racine Belles, a team of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943–1950)

Other uses

See also

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