stateless

American

[steyt-lis] / ˈsteɪt lɪs /

adjective

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

stateless British

/ ˈsteɪtlɪs /

adjective

without nationality

stateless persons
without a state or states
without ceremonial dignity

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Other Word Forms

statelessness noun

Etymology

Origin of stateless

First recorded in 1600–10; state + -less

Example Sentences

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Like many others, Ahmed's relatives live in Bangladesh, but he and his family have never had the chance to see them as they remain stateless.

From Barron's

But despite that ruling, his official status continued to be listed as Nigerian, preventing him from being formally recognised as stateless under UK law.

From BBC

Another important PSI tactic, one particularly applicable to ghost-fleet tankers, is the concept of stateless vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Narva, around half of all residents are Estonian, a third hold Russian citizenship, and roughly 7,000 people are stateless.

From Barron's

Sharaa also issued a decree recognising Kurdish cultural, linguistic and civil rights by making Kurdish a national language, granting nationality to stateless Kurds, and declaring their new year a national holiday.

From BBC

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