inhabited

adjective

in·​hab·​it·​ed in-ˈha-bə-təd How to pronounce inhabited (audio)
: having inhabitants

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Around 10,000 people live across its six inhabited islands, but there’s only one hospital, on Nuku Hiva; the other islands have smaller medical centers, nursing stations, or first-aid posts. Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024 It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited. Anonymous, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2011 Sandoval is facing four counts of murder, one felony count of first-degree residential burglary with a person present and one felony count of arson of an inhabited structure or property. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 Bishop Rock was formerly known as the world's smallest inhabited island. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inhabited 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inhabited was in the 15th century

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“Inhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabited. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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