inhabitant

[ in-hab-i-tuhnt ]
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noun
  1. a person or animal that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident.

Origin of inhabitant

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin inhabitant- (stem of inhabitāns) dwelling in. See inhabit, -ant

Other words for inhabitant

Other words from inhabitant

  • pre·in·hab·it·ant, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for inhabitant

inhabitant

/ (ɪnˈhæbɪtənt) /


noun
  1. a person or animal that is a permanent resident of a particular place or region

Derived forms of inhabitant

  • inhabitancy or inhabitance, noun

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