Inhabited

//ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having inhabitants; lived in.
  2. 2
    Containing at least one element.
  3. 3
    Having a term.

    "It is, however, certainly desirable that the above type is inhabited, […]"

  4. 4
    Obsolete form of uninhabited. alt-of, obsolete

    "Others[…]have frequented desarts and inhabited provinces."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having inhabitants; lived in wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
beinglesscoloniseddesertdeserteddesolatedisinhabited

Example

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"The island was inhabited by a fishing people."

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