man without a country
Belongs to nowhere
A man without a country is someone who has lost or been denied citizenship and belongs to no nation—stateless, with no homeland to claim him.
The phrase comes from Edward Everett Hale's 1863 story about a man sentenced never to hear of the United States again.
More loosely, it describes anyone cast out or belonging nowhere: After the merger, he was a man without a country—no department wanted him.
- rootlessnessState of having no anchor
- statelessWithout national belonging
- denaturalizedCitizenship officially removed
- exileBanishment from homeland
- banishmentForced removal from place
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man without a countrycitizen
Legal national member
naturalized citizen · national · legal resident · passport holder · countryman
man without a countrynative son
Man of his birthplace
native daughter · son of the soil · native · homebody · local
man without a countrypatriot
Devoted country supporter
nationalist · loyalist · flag-waver · jingoist · native son
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