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dispossessed

dispossessed /ˌdɪspəˈzɛst/ adjective
dispossessed
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛst/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of DISPOSSESSED
always used before a noun formal
: having had your land, possessions, etc., taken away from you

the dispossessed

: people whose land, possessions, etc., have been taken away from them