inhabited
/in'hæbitid/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Occupied by people or other living beings; lived in or on: Describes a place, area, or structure that is currently or permanently occupied by inhabitants. It implies the presence of residents or organisms making it their home.
- Not empty or abandoned: The opposite of uninhabited; signifies that a location is populated.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The island was inhabited by a small, peaceful community.
- Unlike the vast deserts, the coastal regions are densely inhabited.
- The cave showed signs of being inhabited by bats.
Advanced Usage
- "sparsely inhabited": having very few inhabitants.
- The northern territories are sparsely inhabited due to the harsh climate.
- "inhabited world": a term often used to refer to the parts of the earth where people live.
- Explorers once sought to map the entire inhabited world.
Variants and Related Words
- Inhabit (verb): to live in or occupy a place.
- Various bird species inhabit this forest.
- Inhabitant (noun): a person or animal that lives in a particular place.
- The inhabitants of the village welcomed the visitors.
- Uninhabited (adjective): having no inhabitants; not lived in.
- They found shelter on an uninhabited island.
Synonyms
- Populated: having inhabitants.
- Occupied: lived in; taken as a residence.
- Peopled: inhabited by people.
Antonyms
- Uninhabited: not inhabited.
- Deserted: abandoned by people.
- Unoccupied: not occupied; empty.
Adjective
- having inhabitants; lived in
- the inhabited regions of the earth