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# unclaimed

adjective (unclaimed)

«unclaimed» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Unclaimed means not collected or asked for by the person it belongs to, like an unclaimed prize or bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclaimed/#m1)
2. Unclaimed land or money has nobody who owns it or asks for it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclaimed/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and school: «lost property» is full of unclaimed coats; unclaimed prizes, unclaimed parcels. In history: explorers wrongly called land «unclaimed» even when people already lived there. Phrases: «unclaimed prize», «unclaimed baggage», «go unclaimed».

### Examples

- The lost property box is full of unclaimed jumpers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclaimed/#x1)
- The raffle prize went unclaimed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclaimed/#x2)
- Unclaimed parcels are sent back after two weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclaimed/#x3)
- An unclaimed suitcase went round and round the airport belt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclaimed/#x4)
- Unclaimed items will go to the charity shop on Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclaimed/#x5)
- The explorers said the land was unclaimed, but people already lived there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclaimed/#x6)

### Note

Often in «go unclaimed» or «remain unclaimed». «Claim» means to ask for something as yours. Trap: «unclaimed» land in history was often already home to Indigenous people.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unclaimed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclaimed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unclaimed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unclaimed.html) on Mova free.