unnaturalised

Thân thiện

A family of unnaturalised residents lives in the city.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not having acquired citizenship: Describes a person who has not been granted the citizenship of a country they reside in, often maintaining their original foreign legal status.

Usage

• The primary use of "unnaturalised" is as an adjective to describe an individual's legal status concerning citizenship. It is typically used in formal, legal, or administrative contexts.
• It modifies nouns like , , , or .
• Example:

Examples

• Adjective:
  • He remained an unnaturalised alien despite living in the country for twenty years.
  • The policy distinguishes between naturalised and unnaturalised immigrants.
  • Her unnaturalised status limited her voting rights.

Advanced Usage

• "unnaturalised person": A standard legal term for a foreign national without citizenship.
  • The contract could only be offered to a naturalised or an unnaturalised person with a valid work permit.
• Used in contrast with "naturalised" to highlight a legal distinction.
  • The benefits are available solely to naturalised citizens, not to the unnaturalised population.

Variants and Related Words

• Unnaturalized (adj): The preferred spelling in American English.
  • She is an unnaturalized permanent resident.
• Non-citizen (n): A more general synonym for someone without citizenship.
• Alien (n, legal/formal): A foreign national, especially one not possessing citizenship.

Synonyms

• Non-naturalised
• Foreign (in the context of citizenship status)
• Non-citizen (as a noun)

Antonyms

• Naturalised (adj): Having been granted citizenship.
• Citizen (n): A legally recognized subject or national of a state.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not having acquired citizenship

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unnaturalized