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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

apolidia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: apolidia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Statelessness/ˈsteɪt.ləs.nəs/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14200 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'apolidia è una questione legale complessa."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The condition of being without a nationality or citizenship.

    "Many refugees face the harsh realities of statelessness, living without the rights and protections afforded by citizenship."
  2. 2

    A legal status in which an individual is not considered a citizen by any country.

    "Statelessness can lead to significant challenges in accessing education, healthcare, and employment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English noun 'state' (from Old French 'estat', ultimately from Latin 'status', meaning condition or standing) combined with the Old English suffix '-lēas' (expressing lack or absence) and '-nes' (forming abstract nouns of state or quality). The term gained formal international legal currency in the 20th century following the collapse of major empires and the adoption of the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.

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