Bel•fort(bel fôr′, bā-),USA pronunciationn.Ter•ri•toire de(te rē twar′ də),USA pronunciation a department in E France. 128,125; 235 sq. mi. (610 sq. km). Cap.: Belfort.
Place Names, Governmenta fortress city in E France, strategically located on a mountain pass between the Vosges and Jura mountains: siege 1870–71; battle 1944. 57,317.