Meaning of dispossessed in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    dispossessed

    Definitions

    1. physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security

    Examples

    • « made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another- James Stern »

    Synonyms

Famous quotes

  • « An old African leader says about leadership, he says that leadership should never be shared it should always remain in the hands of the dispossessed people. We will lead the revolution. »
    H. Rap Brown
  • « I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy the same legal rights as men, the Palestinians who are deprived of their land and condemned to exile. »
    Tahar Ben Jelloun

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