Complete Definition of "homeless"

English

Pronunciation
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Adjective
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  1. lack|Lacking a permanent place of residence.

#: Whenever I pass the park, I pity the homeless people sleeping on the benches.

Translations
trans-top|lacking a permanent residence
Danish: hjemløs
Dutch: dakloos
French: SDF (sans domicile fixe)
German: obdachlos
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Portuguese: sem-abrigo m
Russian: бомж (bomž) m
Spanish: sin hogar, desamparado
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Noun
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  1. the homeless: Homeless persons in the aggregate.

#:The question of healthcare for the homeless is more than an economic one, according to epidemiologists.

Derived terms
homeless dumping
homeless shelter
homelessness

Related terms
home

See also
destitute
bum
unhoused
transient

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