stateless

adjective

state·​less ˈstāt-ləs 

1

: having no state

2

: lacking the status of a national

a stateless refugee

statelessness noun

Examples of stateless in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Perhaps too out-there in its concepts and execution for mainstream crossover, Deshe’s film should pick up steam on the arthouse circuit, offering an unorthodox, often oblique, but emotionally powerful attempt to recreate onscreen the disorientation of the stateless mind. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 July 2024

Ayşegül Savaş’s novel captures the experiences of a new class of people: those who are stateless by choice. —Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 11 July 2024

Johnson began by explicating the threat posed by the emerging axis of anti-American great powers, rogue nations, and the stateless terrorists in orbit around them all. —The Editors, National Review, 10 July 2024

Police in Germany arrested four stateless Syrian Palestinians and one Syrian national suspected of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria some 10 years ago, prosecutors said. —Reuters, NBC News, 3 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1