stateless

adjective

state·​less ˈstāt-ləs How to pronounce stateless (audio)
1
: having no state
2
: lacking the status of a national
a stateless refugee
statelessness noun

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But applications are denied to those whose names persist on lists of refugees, leaving thousands stateless – and unable to even enter government buildings without an ID. Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2025 Consider factors like stateful versus stateless implementation, complexity and community adoption. Amit Verma, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 The Kurds — a stateless ethnic group concentrated in Syria, Iran and Iraq — also intervened, while extremist groups like the Islamic State also started to grow in stature, weaving a web of warring parties. Hala Gorani, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025 And beginning in the 1960s, Damascus revoked the citizenship of tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds, rendering them stateless. Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019 See All Example Sentences for stateless

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stateless was in 1858

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“Stateless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stateless. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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