stateless
Americanadjective
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lacking nationality.
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Finance. of, relating to, or consisting of any currency deposited in banks outside the country of original issue.
adjective
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without nationality
stateless persons
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without a state or states
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without ceremonial dignity
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Origin of stateless
Example Sentences
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Unlike the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the intent was unclear and the enemy was stateless.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The stateless person and the heirless book belong to the same historical breach, though their losses remain incommensurable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
And so he is essentially stateless, surviving on savings he accumulated as a truck driver in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
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 ● Feb. 23, 2026
Homeless, stateless, in yet another camp, we could have felt defeated, but Wetzlar was very different from the camps during the war.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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