Belonging

Definition: Belonging

Belonging

Noun

1. Happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "belonging" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Relation

Adjective: relative; correlative; cognate; relating to; Verb: relative to, in relation with, referable or referrible to; belonging to; Verb: appurtenant to, in common with.

Crosswords: Belonging

It's not Ancient, but it's definitely a language belonging to one of the races of the ancient alliance (Stargate SG-1; writing credit: Robert C. Cooper; Brad Wright)

Belonging (1922)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• A Belonging Field (reference)

• Belonging (reference)

• House of Belonging (reference)

• In the Stillness You Will Know: Exploring the Paths of Our Ancient Belonging (reference)

• My Grandfathers Blessings : Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• EdgeTV: Belonging (#19) (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Belonging (reference)

• Belonging (Jpn Lp Sleeve) [IMPORT] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Figure 55. Richard 1-liter bottle constructed in 1908 for the study of dissolve d gases in bottom water. This bottle was tested on the EIDER, a small vessel belonging to the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Herd of beef cattle belonging to Rev. Otha Johnson on his farm near Hattisburg, MS. Credit: USDA.

Group portrait of five women belonging to the NAACP Planning Committee standing behind two tables with sign reading "Join NAACP Now". Credit: Library of Congress.

Baggage belonging to evacuees of Japanese ancestry at an assembly center in Salinas,Calif., prior to transfer to a War Relocation Authority center. Credit: Library of Congress.

The battle of Gettysburg--Prisoners belonging to Gen. Longstreet's Corps captured by Union troops, marching to the rear under guard / E.F. Credit: Library of Congress.

Lumber mill belonging to Henry Ford. L'Anse, Michigan. Credit: Library of Congress.

Chicken houses belonging to tenant farmer near Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Credit: Library of Congress.

Vase belonging to Mr. Kelekian. Credit: Library of Congress.

Sculpture belonging to Albert Rothbart. Credit: Library of Congress.

Opal necklace belonging to Miss Hazen. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The society betwixt parents and children, and the distinct rights and powers belonging respectively to them, I have treated of so largely, in the foregoing chapter, that I shall not here need to say any thing of it. (Second Treatise of Government)

Clause 2: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. (reference)

Officers belonging to the Germany Navy and not demobilised must engage to serve till the age of forty-five, unless discharged for sufficient reasons. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

He was looked on as sufficiently belonging to the place to make his merits and prospects a kind of common concern

The stranger had entered the room with the characteristic quietude of the profession to which he announced himself as belonging.

I was very desirous to see the chief temple, and particularly the tower belonging to it, which is reckoned the highest in the kingdom

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Protozoan hemoflagellates belonging to the complex Trypanosoma brucei. (references)

The malaria parasite is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes belonging to the genus Anopheles. (references)

Similar inconclusive success has been attributed to oral application of para-aminobenzoate, a substance belonging to the family of B-complex molecules. (references)

Business

Importers include several large companies belonging to ASSICC (Chemical Trade Association; address follows). (references)

This is particularly true of locally produced foreign shampoos and balms belonging to Swartzkopf and Unilever. (references)

Local production is concentrated in around fifty plants belonging to some twenty companies, located in southern Sweden, Goteborg, Karlskoga and Stockholm. (references)

Children

Liechtenstein

A children and youth service belonging to the Office for Social Services oversaw the implementation of government-supported programs for children. (references)

India

There is serious concern regarding the striking disparities in terms of access to education, attendance at primary and secondary levels and drop-out rates between: different states, rural and urban areas, boys and girls, the affluent and the poor, and children belonging to scheduled castes and tribes." Child welfare organizations estimate that there are 500,000 street children nationwide living in abject poverty. (references)

India

In February 2000 the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed concern "about the sexual abuse and exploitation of children, especially those belonging to the lower castes and from poor urban and rural areas, in the contexts of: Religious and traditional culture; child domestic workers; children living and/or working on the streets; communal violence and ethnic conflict; abuse by security forces in areas of conflict, such as Jammu and Kashmir and the northeastern states; and trafficking and commercial exploitation, especially girls from neighboring countries, particularly Nepal. (references)

Civil Liberties

Korea

There also are an undetermined number of persons belonging to underground Christian churches. (references)

Iran

Since 1979 large numbers of private and business properties belonging to Baha'is have been confiscated. (references)

Finland

All citizens belonging to one of the two state churches pay, as part of their income tax, a church tax. (references)

Economic History

Philippines

About 87 native languages and dialects are spoken, all belonging to the Malay-Polynesian linguistic family. (references)

Latvia

The market outside the capital is controlled by small grocery stores or chains belonging to local companies. (references)

Norway

A commercial agent shall take proper care of goods and other items belonging to the principal which the agent has in his charge. (references)

Human Rights

Pakistan

The Government confiscated assets belonging to the Sharif family. (references)

India

On the same day, NDFB militants shot 3 woodcutters belonging to a minority community in Palki Jhora village. (references)

Central African Republic

L'Hommee went to the scene with another local UNDP senior officer and three patrol vehicles belonging to the security forces. (references)

Indigenous People

Bangladesh

Bengalis later set fire to more than 100 houses belonging to tribals. (references)

Venezuela

Instead they call on the Government to recognize lands traditionally inhabited by them as territories belonging to each respective indigenous group. (references)

Botswana

Although the Baswara traditionally were hunter-gatherers, most Basarwa now are employed as agricultural workers on farms or at cattle posts belonging to other ethnic groups. (references)

Minorities

Bosnia and Herzegovina

On March 12, a bomb destroyed a vehicle belonging to a Bosniak IDP who was visiting his brother in Prijedor. (references)

Estonia

The Law on Cultural Autonomy provides for the protection of cultures of citizens belonging to minority groups. (references)

Greece

A small number identify themselves as belonging to a distinct ethnic group and assert their right to "Macedonian" minority status. (references)

Political Economy

Venezuela

Chávez's party holds 10 of the 22 governorships, but since most states are almost totally dependent on the central government for financing, criticism of government policies by governors belonging to other parties is muted. (references)

Uganda

Movement supporters remained in control of the legislative branch; however, the number of M.P.'s openly belonging to opposition parties increased to 35 from 12, although the actual number probably is higher since the affiliations of several M.P.'s are unclear. (references)

Political Rights

Burkina Faso

However, members of the opposition party with the largest representation, five seats, in Parliament, the Party for Democracy and Progress (PDP), as well as the other parties belonging to the G-14 bloc refused to participate in the Government. (references)

Trade

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a member of the South Asian Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA), a trading arrangement of seven South Asian nations belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). (references)

Travel

Venezuela

Visitors should use licensed cabs belonging to established taxi lines. (references)

Honduras

Isleña Airlines, also belonging to the TACA group, connects Tegucigalpa with the north coast and the Bay Islands. (references)

Women

Swaziland

Children born out of wedlock are viewed as belonging to the mother. (references)

Bahrain

Regardless of custody decisions, in all circumstances, except for mental incapacitation, the father retains the right to make certain legal decisions for his children, such as guardianship of any property belonging to the child, until the child reaches legal age. (references)

Senegal

Female genital mutilation (FGM), which is condemned widely by international health experts as damaging to both physical and psychological health, is not practiced by the country's largest ethnic group, the Wolofs (representing 43 percent of the population), but it is performed on girls belonging to some other ethnic groups. (references)

Worker Rights

Mozambique

The percentage of workers belonging to labor unions was very small; it was estimated to be less than 1 percent. (references)

Ethiopia

Independent unions and those belonging to CETU are free to affiliate with and participate in international labor bodies. (references)

Kazakhstan

Unions belonging to the CFTUK are not members of international federations but are able to maintain contacts with foreign trade union federations. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Expressions using "belonging": belonging to ♦ belonging to a guild ♦ belonging to it ♦ belonging to smb.'s realm ♦ belonging to the higher nobility ♦ belonging to the trade union ♦ sense of belonging ♦ substring belonging. Additional references.

Albanian

që i përket. (various references)

Arabic 

‏منتمي, ‏إنتماء (pertinence, relationship). (various references)

Bulgarian 

принадлежащ (affiliated, appurtenant). (various references)

Chinese 

属于 (Appertain, Appertained, Appertaining, Belong, Belonged). (various references)

Czech

patřící. (various references)

Danish

vekslerne kan endosseres til enheder i andre sektorer (the bills may be endorsed in favour of units belonging to different sectors), transaktioner,der vedrører landets finansielle passiver,foretaget mellem ikke-hjemmehørende enheder,tilhørende forskellige geografiske zoner (transactions in the country's liabilities between non-residents belonging to different geographical zones), testamentariske gaver og donationer mellem enheder tilhørende forskellige sektorer (legacies and donations between units belonging to different sectors), statsskovbrug (belonging to the state, national), restriktioner for kapitalbevaegelser,saafremt kapitalen tilhoerer personer,der er bosat eller har hjemsted i Medlemsstaterne (all restrictions on the movement of capital belonging to persons resident in Member States), respektere retten for personer,der tilhoerer saadanne mindretal,til lighed for loven (to respect the right of persons belonging to national minorities to equality before the law), finansieringsselskab tilknyttet en brancheorganisation (finance company belonging to a professional organization), Faellesskabet har til opgave at fremme snaevrere forbindelser mellem de Stater,som det forener (the Community shall have as its task to promote closer relations between the Member States belonging to it), Fællesskabernes formue (property belonging to the Communities), delstreng indgår (substring belonging), delsektoren andre finansielle institutioner omfatter de finansielle institutioner,som ikke er henregnet til delsektoren centralbanken eller delsektoren andre monetaere institutioner (the sub-sector other credit institutions consists of those credit institutions which are not classified as belonging to either of the sub-sectors central banking authorities or other monetary institutions). (various references)

Dutch

bep.recht dat men op iets heeft,inclusief het genot van de vruchten,ten behoeve van zichzelf en van het gezin,een en ander volgens ongeveer dezelfde regels als die van het vruchtgebruik (personal right to make useof something belonging to another, right of user), financieringsmaatschappij die lid is van een beroepsorganisatie (finance company belonging to a professional organization), de beperkingen met betrekking tot het verkeer van kapiaal toebehorende aan personen die woonachtig of gevestigd zijn in de Lid-Staten (all restrictions on the movement of capital belonging to persons resident in Member States), de Gemeenschap heeft tot taak nauwere betrekkingen tussen de in de Gemeenschap verenigde Staten te bevorderen (the Community shall have as its task to promote closer relations between the Member States belonging to it), de overige niet-geldscheppende kredietinstellingen omvatten de financiële instellingen die niet in de subsectoren centrale bankautoriteiten of overige geldscheppende instellingen zijn ingedeeld (the sub-sector other credit institutions consists of those credit institutions which are not classified as belonging to either of the sub-sectors central banking authorities or other monetary institutions), deze wissels kunnen echter door endossering worden overgedragen aan eenheden van andere sectoren (the bills may be endorsed in favour of units belonging to different sectors), domein- (belonging to the state, national), eigendom van de Gemeenschappen (property belonging to the Communities), transacties met betrekking tot verplichtingen van het land tussen niet-ingezetenen die tot verschillende geografische gebieden behoren (transactions in the country's liabilities between non-residents belonging to different geographical zones), het recht van de tot nationale minderheden behorende personen eerbiedigen op gelijkheid voor de wet (to respect the right of persons belonging to national minorities to equality before the law), ingevoegd zijn van een subreeks (substring belonging), legaten en schenkingen van schulden tussen institutionele eenheden die tot verschillende sectoren of subsectoren behoren (legacies and donations between units belonging to different sectors), recht van gebruik (personal right to make useof something belonging to another, right of user), schuld op een onroerend goed van de gefailleerde (mortgage debt contracted in respect of immovable property belonging to the bankrupt), terugneming van roerend goed door de echtgenoot van de gefailleerde (recovery of movable property belonging to the bankrupt's spouse). (various references)

Finnish

yhteenkuuluva (associated, belonging together), vektorina tai kantajana toimivaan lajiin tai taudille alttiiseen lajiin kuuluvia nilviäisiä (carrier or susceptible species, molluscs belonging to vector), valtion- (belonging to the state, national), osamerkkijonon sisältyminen merkkijonoon (substring belonging), nautintaoikeus (right of enjoyment, usufructuary right), kuuluva (audible, belonging to, pertaining to), käyttöoikeus (enjoyment, right to use). (various references)

French

convenable (becoming), appartenant, appartenance. (various references)

German

zugehörig (accompanying, affiliated, allowing, appropriate, appurtenant, belonging to, dedicated, incidental, to associate), gehörend (appertaining, pertaining). (various references)

Greek 

κρατικός (belonging to the state, national), κληροδοτήματα και δωρεές ανάμεσα σε μονάδες που ανήκουν σε διαφορετικούς τομείς (legacies and donations between units belonging to different sectors), περιουσία των Κοινοτήτων (property belonging to the Communities), η Kοινότης έχει ως αποστολή να προάγει σχέσεις περισσότερο στενές μεταξύ των Kρατών που συνενώνει (the Community shall have as its task to promote closer relations between the Member States belonging to it), εθνικός (ethnic, gentile, national), αίσθηση του ανήκειν (the sense of belonging), τον υποτομέα λοιπά πιστωτικά ιδρύματα αποτελούν τα πιστωτικά ιδρύματα που δεν περιλαμβάνονται στους υποτομείς:κεντρικές τραπεζικές αρχέ� (the sub-sector other credit institutions consists of those credit institutions which are not classified as belonging to either of the sub-sectors central banking authorities or other monetary institutions), τίτλοι που μπορεί να μεταβιβαστούν με οπισθογράφηση σε μονάδες που ανήκουν σε διαφορετικούς τομείς (the bills may be endorsed in favour of units belonging to different sectors), οι περιορισμοί στην κίνηση των κεφαλαίων που ανήκουν σε πρόσωπα τα οποία έχουν κατοικία εντός των Kρατών μελών (all restrictions on the movement of capital belonging to persons resident in Member States). (various references)

Hebrew 

שיך (appropriate, concerning, germane, relating), שיכות (affiliation, nexus, ownership, pertinence, relation), השתיכות (affiliation, attachment, membership). (various references)

Hungarian

tartozó (incumbent, irrelevant, owing, pertinent, phenomenal, sikh, textual). (various references)

Indonesian

termasuk (belonging to, comprise, counted, included). (various references)

Italian

le restrizioni ai movimenti dei capitali appartenenti a persone residenti negli Stati membri (all restrictions on the movement of capital belonging to persons resident in Member States), debito fondiario costituito su un bene immobile del fallito (mortgage debt contracted in respect of immovable property belonging to the bankrupt), demaniale (belonging to the state, national), diritto di godimento (a kind of usufruct, personal right to make useof something belonging to another, right of user), diritto di usufrutto (a kind of usufruct, personal right to make useof something belonging to another, right of user), diritto di utenza (a kind of usufruct, personal right to make useof something belonging to another, right of user), garantire il rispetto e l'effettivo godimento dei diritti delle persone appartenenti a minoranze nazionali (ensuring the respect for and actual enjoyment of the rights of persons belonging to national minorities), appartenenza di una sottostringa (substring belonging), le istituzioni finanziarie comprendono le istituzioni di credito non classificate nei sottosettori autorità bancarie centrali o altre istituzioni monetarie (the sub-sector other credit institutions consists of those credit institutions which are not classified as belonging to either of the sub-sectors central banking authorities or other monetary institutions), le tratte possono essere anche girate ad unità appartenenti a settori differenti (the bills may be endorsed in favour of units belonging to different sectors), legati e donazioni tra unità appartenenti a settori differenti (legacies and donations between units belonging to different sectors), operazioni relative a passività del paese effettuate fra unità non residenti in zone geografiche diverse (transactions in the country's liabilities between non-residents belonging to different geographical zones), patrimonio delle Comunità (property belonging to the Communities), restituzione di beni mobili da parte del coniuge del fallito (recovery of movable property belonging to the bankrupt's spouse), rispettare il diritto delle persone appartenenti a minoranze nazionali all'uguaglianza di fronte alla legge (to respect the right of persons belonging to national minorities to equality before the law), sociétà finanziaria aderente ad un organismo professionale (finance company belonging to a professional organization), la Comunità ha il compito di promuovere più strette relazioni fra gli Stati che ad essa partecipano (the Community shall have as its task to promote closer relations between the Member States belonging to it). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

附属 (affiliated, annexed, attached). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しょゆうち (demesne), ふぞく (affiliated, annexed, associated, attached, auxiliary, dependent, incidental, subordinate). (various references)

Korean 

부속. (various references)

Manx

killagh (belonging to the church, of a church; celled), keeilley (belonging to the church, near the church), gialtagh (belonging to a pledge, gallant, pledge, promissory, troth). (various references)

Pig Latin

elongingbay.(various references)

Portuguese

unidades pertencentes aos mesmos conjuntos,economia nacional,ramos,grupos,sectores,subsectores (branches, groups, sectors, sub-sectors), units belonging to the same grouping(national economy), sociedade financeira aderente a um organismo profissional (finance company belonging to a professional organization), património florestal do estado (belonging to the state, national), património das Comunidades (property belonging to the Communities), operações relativas a passivos financeiros do país,efectuadas entre não residentes pertencentes a zonas geográficas diferentes (transactions in the country's liabilities between non-residents belonging to different geographical zones), legados e doações entre unidades pertencentes a sectores diferentes (legacies and donations between units belonging to different sectors), efeitos comerciais que podem ser endossados a favor de unidades pertencentes a sectores diferentes (the bills may be endorsed in favour of units belonging to different sectors), direito de uso (a kind of usufruct, personal right to make useof something belonging to another, right of user), as restrições aos movimentos de capitais pertencentes a pessoas residentes nos Estados-membros (all restrictions on the movement of capital belonging to persons resident in Member States), a Comunidade tem como missão promover relações mais estreitas entre os Estados-membros (the Community shall have as its task to promote closer relations between the Member States belonging to it). (various references)

Russian 

принадлежащий (appurtenant, owned by). (various references)

Scottish

buntuinn. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

pripadajući (appurtenant). (various references)

Spanish

pertenencias (belongings). (various references)

Swedish

tillhörighet (appurtenance, inherence, inherency, inhesion, possession, property). (various references)

Turkish

ait (appurtenant, belonging to, concerning, relating to, relative to). (various references)

corvini, currulium, usus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "belonging": belongingness, belongingnesses, belongings. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Belonging" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: belongen, belongin, Bolognini. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: englobing.

-1 letter: longeing.

-2 letters: bonging, globing, ignoble, longing.

-3 letters: belong, benign, biogen, boggle, boning, bonnie, eloign, globin, goblin, leggin, legion, legong, loggie, niggle, noggin, oblige, ogling, online.

-4 letters: begin, being, benni, bilge, binge, bingo, bogie, bogle, boing, bonne, eloin, globe, going, ingle, linen, lingo, longe, noble, obeli, olein.

-5 letters: bile, bine, blin, boil, bole, bone, bong, ebon.

+1 letter: belongings.

+2 letters: bludgeoning.

+3 letters: obligingness.

+4 letters: belongingness.

+5 letters: obligingnesses.