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Meanings of homeless in English

Catalan
sense sostre

Someone unfortunate without housing.

        sense sostre

        Physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security.

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                    Without nationality or citizenship.

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                          Usage of homeless in English
                          1
                          Better protection for homeless people is good news up to a point.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          But thousands are still homeless after the war and thousands more unemployed.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          Hundreds of thousands of people across the region remain marooned or homeless.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          Thousands are homeless and still waiting for desperately needed help to arrive.
                          Radio NZ
                          5
                          City officials then put homeless families in common areas of recreation centers.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          One concern was whether schools could legally be used as homeless shelters.
                          The South African
                          7
                          Typhoon Haiyan caused extensive destruction and left about a million people homeless.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          The quake toppled hundreds of buildings and left thousands of people homeless.
                          Reuters
                          9
                          Vince mentioned wrapping presents for the homeless shelter a few days ago.
                          Pretty Little Secrets
                          10
                          His message for the next prime minister: Sort the homeless people out.
                          The Guardian
                          11
                          Tens of thousands of Georgian villagers displaced by the fighting remain homeless.
                          Reuters
                          12
                          Cold, illness, the constant fear of attack; they were foodless and homeless.
                          Harvest Home
                          13
                          He said he wanted to raise awareness of homeless people at Christmas.
                          BBC
                          14
                          She said letting the homeless people sleep all night posed safety hazards.
                          Radio NZ
                          15
                          It was also a place the city's homeless were welcome to use.
                          Radio NZ
                          16
                          Settlement programmes are intended to help homeless people back to independent living.
                          The Irish Times
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