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stateless
[ steyt-lis ]
adjective
- lacking nationality.
- Finance. of, relating to, or consisting of any currency deposited in banks outside the country of original issue.
stateless
/ ˈٱɪٱɪ /
adjective
- without nationality
stateless persons
- without a state or states
- without ceremonial dignity
Derived Forms
- ˈٲٱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٲٱl·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of stateless1
Example Sentences
Nguyen’s thrilling study of a stateless, nameless spy is unlike any other novel rooted in the Vietnam War.
But in 1981, parliament rowed back on these rights and many Tutsis, Banyamulenge and people from other minority groups were "derived of their nationality and left stateless", a UN report noted.
Rights groups warned that this could leave many stateless, as they did not have Haitian papers either.
He later said he would offer his presidential plane to pick up Colombian deportees to avoid them being left stranded and stateless.
More than a million Rohingya, who are often called the world’s largest stateless population, have been forced to flee violence in Myanmar, according to the court.
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