- plural of inhabitant.
inhabitants
Americannoun
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Crayfish are familiar inhabitants of streams, rivers, and other freshwater environments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
A BAS team sailed for 15 days to reach the island and study its avian inhabitants, using drones, aerial photography and fitting tracking devices to 20 birds.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The setting for Alex Preston’s “A Stranger in Corfu” is the Greek island of Vidos, nicknamed Spyland by its inhabitants, all of whom are retired British intelligence agents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
City officials deemed nine oceanfront homes unsafe for inhabitants as of Wednesday night, “red-tagging” them — adding two from prior evaluations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
In every other province that the Romans entered, the native inhabitants brought them in.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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