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.

Nearby words

uno, unobserved, unobstructed, unobtainable, unobtrusive, unoccupied, unofficial, unopened, unopposed, unorganized, unorganized ferment

Origin of unoccupied

1350–1400; Middle English; see un-¹, occupied

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Examples from the Web for unoccupied

At the time, the Special Forces were pushing into Afghan villages previously unoccupied by coalition forces.
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Property worth £350m was unoccupied on The Bishops Avenue, an exclusive street in a north London enclave.
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My favorite chair for once unoccupied by child or Lego construction.
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Among the rows of unoccupied desks, I could only count about seven people.
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When they became too large for us to arrest and disperse we began firing over the crowd or at unoccupied buildings nearby.
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He also had a right to cultivate any unoccupied land, and add it to his own.
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Nann inquired, peering curiously into the cove which was unoccupied by craft of any kind.
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The enemy took possession of the unoccupied part of the village, and opened fire on the trenches.
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And perhaps the larger share of the city property is unoccupied or paying no rental.
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They separated, and Lawless proceeded along the starboard alleyway, glancing into each cabin to make sure that it was unoccupied.
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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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