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belongers

belongers is the plural of belonger.

Meaning of belonger

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

Questions about belongers

What is belongers the plural of?
Belongers is the plural of belonger.

Words near belongers in the dictionary

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

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