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单词 Nansen passport
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Definition of Nansen passport in English:

Nansen passport

nounˈnansɛn ˌpɑːspɔːt
historical
  • A document of identification issued to stateless people after the First World War.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The main objective of a Nansen passport was to provide the right to stay in a country, but it gave no right to work.
    • The Nansen passport and his work for the hungry, the homeless and the victims of world events led to his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize.
    • Among other things, he negotiated an exchange of 400,000 prisoners of war and created the Nansen passport for stateless refugees.
    • Still, the Nansen passport was better than nothing at all.
    • After World War I, Nansen became League of Nations high commissioner for refugees, in which capacity he originated the Nansen passport for refugees.

Origin

Early 20th century: named after Fridtjof Nansen (see Nansen, Fridtjof.

 
 

Definition of Nansen passport in US English:

Nansen passport

noun
historical
  • A document of identification issued to stateless people after World War I.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The main objective of a Nansen passport was to provide the right to stay in a country, but it gave no right to work.
    • After World War I, Nansen became League of Nations high commissioner for refugees, in which capacity he originated the Nansen passport for refugees.
    • Among other things, he negotiated an exchange of 400,000 prisoners of war and created the Nansen passport for stateless refugees.
    • The Nansen passport and his work for the hungry, the homeless and the victims of world events led to his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize.
    • Still, the Nansen passport was better than nothing at all.

Origin

Early 20th century: named after Fridtjof Nansen(see Nansen, Fridtjof.

 
 
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