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Nansen passport

American  

noun

  1. a passport issued after World War I by the League of Nations to refugees unable to establish citizenship.

Nansen passport British  

noun

  1. a passport issued to stateless persons by the League of Nations after World War I

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Etymology

Origin of Nansen passport

1920–25; after F. Nansen, on whose initiative an agreement to issue such passports was signed

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