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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

/ ˈsteɪtlɪs /

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

  • ˈstatelessness, noun
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Other Words From

  • stateless·ness 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

I’ve watched as political solutions to conflicts have dried up for an ever growing population of forcibly displaced people and their children—born displaced or stateless, passing their entire childhoods in limbo.

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They may carry the citizenship of their parents, or they may be born in a facility operated by a corporation and end up stateless.

While the R&D tax credit, which was introduced in 1981, has been effective in encouraging companies to invest in R&D, most of that credit goes to large companies, many of which also have large amounts of stateless income sheltered around the world.

Only the Antarctic Treaty System, an international agreement to protect the stateless continent, has any real authority.

In the 30 years since, however, the most fundamental threats have morphed and changed, first with the rise of stateless terrorism and now with enemies such as pandemics and climate change.

She is rootless and stateless, having little in the way of rights or protection from exploitation.

Technically, making somebody stateless is contrary to international law.

Abu Rmeidah may still be stateless, but on July 30th, he could face off with his Israeli opponent on an equal playing field.

Against our will, we were forced to try the stateless approach for 1900 years.

We are a stateless people, and we must confront adversity along with many painful circumstances in Tibet itself.

Because the goblin bee has stung our own souls, shall we seek to share the pain of its stateless sting with all we meet?

One is for Soviet citizens, one is for citizens of foreign countries, I believe, and another is for stateless persons.

He may have regarded himself as being stateless, I don't know, at the time he applied for that document.

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