"newsgroup" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: newsgroups [plural]
Etymology: news + group Etymology templates: {{compound|en|news|group}} news + group Head templates: {{en-noun}} newsgroup (plural newsgroups)
  1. A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject. Wikipedia link: newsgroup Categories (topical): Usenet Synonyms: froup, newsfroup [humorous], Usegroup Related terms: Usenet Translations (repository for posting messages on a computer network): 新聞組 (Chinese Mandarin), 新闻组 (xīnwénzǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), nieuwsgroep [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), uutisryhmä (Finnish), Newsgroup [feminine] (German), ニュースグループ (nyūsugurūpu) (Japanese), гру́па за ве́сти (grúpa za vésti) [feminine] (Macedonian), гру́ппа новосте́й (grúppa novostéj) [feminine] (Russian), ньюсгру́п (nʹjusgrúp) [masculine] (Russian), ньюсгру́ппа (nʹjusgrúppa) [feminine] (Russian)

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