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belonger

UK/bɪˈlɒŋə/US/bɪˈlɔŋɚ/

belonger noun: one who belongs; a member.

Noun

belonger (plural belongers)

  1. One who belongs; a member.
    • While both are poets of exile, Dante is more of a belonger and less of a loner.1997, John K. Hale, Milton's Languages: The Impact of Multilingualism on Style, page 156
  2. (UK) One who has close ties to a specific overseas territory, normally by ancestry, and is therefore granted certain rights.
    • All British subjects (i.e., any Commonwealth citizens) born in Hong Kong were belongers.1999, Yash P. Ghai, Hong Kong's new constitutional order, page 158

belonger meaning in Tamil and Bengali

belonger in Tamil

தொல்குடியர்

belonger in Bengali

একজন সদস্য, সাধারণত বংশপরম্পরার মাধ্যমে

Forms of belonger

pluralbelongers

Origin of belonger

From belong + -er.

Words formed from belonger

Questions about belonger

What does belonger mean?
Belonger means one who belongs; a member.
What is belonger in Tamil?
Belonger in Tamil is தொல்குடியர். See Belonger meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is belonger?
Belonger is a noun.
How do you pronounce belonger?
Belonger is pronounced /bɪˈlɒŋə/ (UK).
What is the plural of belonger?
The plural of belonger is belongers.

Words near belonger in the dictionary

  1. Beloka
  2. belomancy
  3. belonephobia
  4. belong
  5. belonged
  6. belonger
  7. belongers
  8. belongership
  9. belongest
  10. belongeth
  11. Belongia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: belonger (page history and authors); belonger (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); belonger (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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