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visaless

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Without a visa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 1962, Joseph B. Schechtman, Postwar Population Transfers in Europe: 1945-1955, University of Philadelphia Press, Chapter 13, p. 350, On October 6, flooded by visaless emigrants, the Turkish government again closed the border [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Without requiring a visa; visa-free.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English visa Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English visaless From visa + -less.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: visumlos — without a visa
  • Polish: bezwizowy — without a visa
  • Swedish: visumlös — without a visa
  • German: visumfrei — without requiring a visa
  • Polish: bezwizowy — without requiring a visa
  • Swedish: visumfri — without requiring a visa