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stateless

[ steyt-lis ]

adjective

  1. lacking nationality.
  2. Finance. of, relating to, or consisting of any currency deposited in banks outside the country of original issue.


stateless

/ ˈٱɪٱɪ /

adjective

  1. without nationality

    stateless persons

  2. without a state or states
  3. without ceremonial dignity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲٱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ٲٱl·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stateless1

First recorded in 1600–10; state + -less
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Example Sentences

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Nguyen’s thrilling study of a stateless, nameless spy is unlike any other novel rooted in the Vietnam War.

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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.

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Rights groups warned that this could leave many stateless, as they did not have Haitian papers either.

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He later said he would offer his presidential plane to pick up Colombian deportees to avoid them being left stranded and stateless.

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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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