nieuznawana

Nieuznawana is the feminine singular form of the Polish adjective nieuznawany, meaning not recognized or unacknowledged. It is used to describe a subject that has not received official recognition or acceptance by authorities, institutions, or the wider public. The word is built from the verb uznać (to recognize, acknowledge) with the negation prefix nie- and the feminine ending -ana, so it agrees with feminine nouns (for example, nieuznawana organizacja, nieuznawana instytucja). It can function attributively or predicatively, as in ta organizacja jest nieuznawana przez państwo.

The related noun nieuznanie denotes the act or process of not recognizing, while uznanie means recognition or acknowledgment. Nieuznawana often appears in legal, political, or public discourse to describe statuses, groups, or claims that lack official acknowledgment. In international law or diplomatic contexts, phrases such as państwo nieuznawane (unrecognized state) or grupa nieuznawana przez niektóre państwa are common, reflecting disputes over legitimacy or legitimacy criteria.

In contemporary usage, nieuznawana can also describe individuals or proposals whose legitimacy, credentials, or claims are disputed or not recognized by relevant authorities or institutions. The term conveys a formal or semi-formal sense of non-recognition without asserting universal consensus about the underlying reasons.

See also: uznanie, nieuznanie, nieuznawany.