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Thesaurus: belong

To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.

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  1. v. i. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.
  2. v. i. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service.
  3. v. i. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to.
  4. v. i. To be suitable for; to be due to.
  5. v. i. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town.
  6. v. t. To be deserved by.
  7. v. be owned by; be in the possession of
  8. v. be suitable or acceptable
  9. v. be in the right place or situation
  10. v. be class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/rightly">rightly class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/classified">classified in a class or category
  11. v. be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)
  12. v. be a part or adjunct