inhabited
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- inhabitedness noun
- uninhabited adjective
- well-inhabited adjective
Etymology
Origin of inhabited
Example Sentences
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The El Cano archaeological site is linked to the societies that inhabited the central provinces of Panama between the 8th and 11th centuries.
From Barron's
The settlement is largely inhabited by washermen and their families, many of whom live and work there.
From BBC
The second was the Early Holocene, 12,000-8,000 years ago, just after the last Ice Age, when Mesolithic hunter-gatherers from our own species, Homo sapiens, inhabited the region.
From Science Daily
There are around two hundred inhabited islands, but I imagine only a few have hotels where Mom could be staying.
From Literature
Rowan had heard Jiller say to Strong Jonn that it was as though they lived in a world of their own, a world inhabited by only two people.
From Literature
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