unrecognized

English

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Etymology

From un- +‎ recognized.

Adjective

unrecognized (not comparable) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

  1. Not recognized:
    1. Not matched in memory.
    2. Not acknowledged; not granted recognition.
      • 2014 November 18, Jordan Teicher, “The World's Tiniest Countries and the Eccentrics Who Rule Them”, in Wired‎[1], archived from the original on 10 March 2015:
        [Never heard of] the Imperial Kingdom of Calsahara? The Conch Republic? The Principality of Sealand? You’re not alone. Léo Delafontaine hadn’t either until 2012, when he visited the Republic of Saugeais, a self-proclaimed micronation in eastern France. He's since become fascinated with "countries" unrecognized by world governments and organizations.

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