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newsgroup

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈnuzˌɡɹup/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: N UW1 Z G R UW2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From news + group.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 新聞組 /新闻组 (xīnwénzǔ) — repository for posting messages on a computer network
  • Dutch: nieuwsgroep — repository for posting messages on a computer network
  • Finnish: uutisryhmä — repository for posting messages on a computer network
  • German: Newsgroup — repository for posting messages on a computer network
  • Japanese: ニュースグループ (nyūsugurūpu) — repository for posting messages on a computer network
  • Korean: 뉴스그룹 (nyuseugeurup) — repository for posting messages on a computer network
  • Macedonian: гру́па за ве́сти (grúpa za vésti) — repository for posting messages on a computer network
  • Russian: гру́ппа новосте́й (grúppa novostéj) — repository for posting messages on a computer network
  • Russian: ньюсгру́п (nʹjusgrúp) — repository for posting messages on a computer network
  • Russian: ньюсгру́ппа (nʹjusgrúppa) — repository for posting messages on a computer network