Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not arranged or distributed in proper places; undetermined in regard to place; confused; jumbled.
- Having no place, office, or employment under government.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not placed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not assigned a
place . - adjective horse racing Not among the first three horses to finish a race.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not one of the first three in a race or competition
Etymologies
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Examples
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This list included so-called unplaced voters who could be placed in areas such as Soweto's
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However, "unplaced voters" have been given a special extended period in which to supply further information to enable the voters 'roll officer to place an "unplaced" voter in a ward.
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However, "unplaced voters" have been given an extended period in which to supply information to enable the voters 'roll officer to place an "unplaced" voter in a ward.
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The BBC website does list the air date as "unplaced"; however,
TV Squad 2009
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Cue Card (94 days), Time For Rupert (95) and Poquelin (96) were all unplaced favourites.
Cheltenham form suggests a race could be better than a rest | Chris Cook 2011
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But the alternative is that these children face the even greater risk of remaining unplaced.
Adoption parties: Are they a solution to the adoption crisis? 2011
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Twice Over was edged out to 11-4 from 9-4 by Coral for Saturday's Dubai World Cup at Meydan after being allotted stall 12 of 14, one wider from where he started when unplaced in last year's race.
Godolphin will boycott Lockinge if Newbury fails to raise prize money 2011
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Cooper was found by the BHA to have passed inside information to Richard Bowe, his cousin, in relation to Masafi before that horse was twice unplaced in June 2009.
BHA warns off four more after corruption investigations 2011
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In 2007 the well-backed Royal Flush finished unplaced but won its next two races while last year Marching Time finished only fifth but won two of his next three outings.
Talking Horses 2010
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After the race, racing officials said Uptowncharlybrown was disqualified and unplaced after a weight violation.
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