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nonstatus

nonstatus adjective: not recognised as having a particular status.

Adjective

nonstatus (not comparable)

  1. Not recognised as having a particular status.
    • Other Aboriginal peoples, including nonstatus Indians and Métis, have no official status. This has signiflcant consequences for their relationship with government institutions.2009, Laurence J. Kirmayer, Gail Guthrie Valaskakis, Healing Traditions, page 12

Origin of nonstatus

From non- + status.

Questions about nonstatus

What does nonstatus mean?
Nonstatus means not recognised as having a particular status.
What part of speech is nonstatus?
Nonstatus is an adjective.

Words near nonstatus in the dictionary

  1. nonstatistical
  2. nonstatistically
  3. nonstatistics
  4. nonstative
  5. nonstatives
  6. nonstatus
  7. nonstatutory
  8. nonsteady
  9. nonsteak
  10. nonstealing
  11. nonstealth

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