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Belshazzar

Belshazzar is the alternative form of Balthazar.

Meaning of Balthazar

Proper noun

Balthazar

  1. A name ascribed to one of the Magi.
  2. (historical) a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel.
  3. A male given name from Old Persian.

See all 4 meanings of balthazar

Noun

Belshazzar (plural Belshazzars)

  1. (dated) An early kind of overhead projector.
    • A projector of such unusual design as the Belshazzar is a type unto itself. Whilst it projects transparencies […]1950, Film User Year Book, page 39
    • Some 20 years ago , Aldis introduced the Belshazzar, but it was before its time […]1969, Derick Unwin, Media and Methods: Instructional Technology in Higher Education, page 36

Forms of Belshazzar

pluralBelshazzars

Words formed from Belshazzar

Questions about Belshazzar

What does Belshazzar mean?
Belshazzar means an early kind of overhead projector.
What is Belshazzar the alternative form of?
Belshazzar is the alternative form of Balthazar.
What part of speech is Belshazzar?
Belshazzar is a noun.
What is the plural of Belshazzar?
The plural of Belshazzar is Belshazzars.

Words near Belshazzar in the dictionary

  1. Belser
  2. Belsers
  3. Belses
  4. Belsey
  5. Belshaw
  6. Belshazzar
  7. Belshazzaresque
  8. Belshazzarian
  9. Belshazzars
  10. Belshe
  11. Belshes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Belshazzar (page history and authors); Balthazar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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