stateless
pronunciation
How to pronounce stateless in British English:
UK [ˈsteɪtləs]
How to pronounce stateless in American English:
US [ˈstetlɪs]
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- Adjective:
- without nationality or citizenship
Word Origin
- stateless (adj.)
- c. 1600, from state (n.2) + -less. Related: Statelessly; statelessness.
Example
- 1. They lived in a stateless twilight zone .
- 2. No other country , however , accepts them . And so they are stateless .
- 3. Also ranked among the stateless are marginal groups who cannot claim civic rights because their births went unrecorded .
- 4. As most people continue to batten down the financial hatches , an elite group of the world 's " stateless super-rich " is blossoming , and transcending geographical boundaries to purchase properties in major cities across the globe .
- 5. Some people become stateless because they are forced out of one country , and no other nation will accept them , or even grant them the rights which " refugees " - people who seek shelter because of a proven risk of persecution-can claim .