inhabitant

[ in-hab-i-tuhnt ]

/ ɪnˈhæb ɪ tənt /

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noun

a person or animal that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident.

Nearby words

ingveonic, ingénue, inh, inhabit, inhabitancy, inhabitant, inhabited, inhabiter, inhalant, inhalation, inhalation analgesia

Origin of inhabitant

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

SYNONYMS FOR inhabitant

dweller, denizen.

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Related forms

pre·in·hab·it·ant, noun

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Examples from the Web for inhabitants

In Sierra Leone, the group reported less than 10 physicians per 100,000 inhabitants.
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These goods were probably exchanged with Gedi inhabitants for animal skins and ivory.
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Half a century ago, there were said to be 30 libraries and 20,000 inhabitants.
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They moved out, leaving few original inhabitants, and after a 1957 earthquake, the village was completely devoid of inhabitants.
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He foresees its thousand inhabitants as communicating with people in the outside world.
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It broke out in 1472, and had swept off a great number of the inhabitants before the end of the year, including the mayor.
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A raid was made into Media, some of its cities being taken and their inhabitants deported.
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No better occasion could be offered for conciliating the good-will of the inhabitants.
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Here, standing at the doors of their houses, were many of the inhabitants who had gathered to watch us pass.
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The country is well watered, and the inhabitants are, in general, healthy.
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British Dictionary definitions for inhabitants

inhabitant

/ (ɪnˈhæbɪtənt) /

noun

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

Derived Forms

inhabitancy or inhabitance, noun

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