/ Dictionary / Index B Belle Époque, La*: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Belle É•poque La Pronunciation: (la bel ā-pôk'), [key] — French. French. the period (1871–1914) between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the outbreak of World War I, characterized by relative peacefulness in Western Europe and by marked advances and productivity in the arts, literature, technology, etc. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Belleek Bellefontaine Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language