stateless
nounmasculine/feminineformal/ɐpɐˈtɾidɐ/medium
a·pá·tri·da
Definition
A person who is not considered a national by any state under the operation of its law; a person without a nationality.
The new law rendered many people stateless.
Stateless individuals often face severe legal difficulties.
Common collocations
stateless personstateless conditionstateless refugee
Etymology
Do francês apatride, de a- (sem) + patrie (pátria).