nonstatus

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adjective

Not recognised as having a particular status.

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Meanings

adjectivenonstatus (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot 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

From non- + status.

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APA

nonstatus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstatus

MLA

“nonstatus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstatus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonstatus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstatus.

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