Belleryna, noun
- Forms:
- Show more Also Belenryna, Bel-en-ry-na, Bell en Ry Na, Beleryna, and with small initial.
- Origin:
- Afrikaans, EnglishShow more Afrikaans bel en ry na ‘telephone and ride to’, punning on English ballerina.
A woman acting as a telephone contact for national servicemen needing transport between cities under the Ride Safe scheme. Also shortened form Belle.
1979 E. Prov. Herald 3 May 5There were two Bell en Ry Na contacts in Port Elizabeth and three in Uitenhage.
1983 E. Prov. Herald 16 May 9Bellerynas — women who man telephones to organise lifts for national servicemen — from the Eastern Cape will meet in Graaff-Reinet on Saturday to discuss their problems with the national body of the movement.
A woman acting as a telephone contact for national servicemen needing transport between cities under the Ride Safe scheme. Also shortened form Belle.
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