nationlessadj.
/ˈneɪʃnləs/, U.S. /ˈneɪʃənləs/ Belonging to no nation.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > exile > [adjective] > refugee or stateless
refugee1695
countryless1805
nationless1820
worldless1826
stateless1890
1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iii. iv. 195 Man Equal, unclassed, tribeless, and nationless.
1856 Times 14 July 8/5 It may be reserved for the Poles, vanquished, nationless, and dependent, to repair the wrongs of a country which could not remain free.
1894 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 5 25 The morality of the primitive Christians is that of a religious sect; it is homeless, sexless, and nationless.
1945 Econ. Jrnl. 55 486 The millions of homeless and nationless people that there are in Europe and elsewhere at the present time.
2001 Church Times 25 May 7/1 God searches for his people, scattered among all the nations, rootless and nationless, and brings them home.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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