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unoccupied
[ uhn-ok-yuh-pahyd ]
/ ʌnˈɒk yəˌpaɪd /
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adjective
without occupants; empty; vacant.
not held or controlled by invading forces: unoccupied nations.
not busy or active; idle; not gainfully employed: an unoccupied person.
without inhabitants; deserted.
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Uno, unobserved, unobstructed, unobtainable, unobtrusive, unoccupied, unofficial, unopened, unopposed, unordinary, unorganized
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British Dictionary definitions for unoccupied
unoccupied
/ (ʌnˈɒkjʊˌpaɪd) /
adjective
(of a building) without occupants
unemployed or idle
(of an area or country) not overrun by foreign troops
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