unrecognized

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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 recognized

English unrecognized

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

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.

not matched in memory

not acknowledged — see also unacknowledged