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unrelinquished

unrelinquished adjective: not relinquished.

Adjective

unrelinquished (not comparable)

  1. Not relinquished.
    • On Jan. 31, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the state could not sell or transfer any ceded lands “until such time as the unrelinquished claims of the Native Hawaiians have been resolved.”2008 May 3, Janis L. Magin, “Occupation of Palace Area Invigorates Native Hawaiian Movement”, in New York Times

Origin of unrelinquished

From un- + relinquished.

Questions about unrelinquished

What does unrelinquished mean?
Unrelinquished means not relinquished.
What part of speech is unrelinquished?
Unrelinquished is an adjective.

Words near unrelinquished in the dictionary

  1. unreligious
  2. unreligiously
  3. unreligiousness
  4. unrelinquishable
  5. unrelinquishably
  6. unrelinquished
  7. unrelinquishing
  8. unrelishable
  9. unrelished
  10. unrelishing
  11. unrelocatable

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