Unclaimed Meaning
/əˈnkleɪmd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot claimed.
Sentence Examples
Wes dug through the unclaimed baggage, looking for something to pawn.
The unclaimed items were sold off at auction.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The lost luggage sat at the airport for weeks, ____ by any passenger.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There are several ____ packages at the main post office that have not been collected by their owners this month today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English claimed English unclaimed From un- + claimed.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common."
— 1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick:
"On his first day, Safdar went with another driver to collect one of the unclaimed bodies frequently found on the streets of Karachi."
— 2017 April 6, Samira Shackle, “On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The lost luggage sat at the airport for weeks, ____ by any passenger.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There are several ____ packages at the main post office that have not been collected by their owners this month today.