stateless

American  

[stayt-lis] / ˈsteɪt lɪs /

adjective

1. lacking nationality.

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

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stateless British  

/ ˈsteɪtlɪs /

adjective

1. without nationality

   stateless persons

2. without a state or states

3. without ceremonial dignity

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Other Word Forms

• statelessness
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of stateless

First recorded in 1600–10; state + -less

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

stateless

Though both were born in Germany, Arendt’s paperwork recorded her as Hebrew, while both were listed as stateless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

By the time it was struck, Skylight was both uninsured and effectively stateless.

From BBC ● May 23, 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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