inhabited

adjective

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

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For 40 years, Aranui Cruises has sailed several generations of its dual-purpose ship that takes about 200 passengers from Tahiti, through the Tuamotus, and on to the six inhabited islands of the Marquesas. Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025 Easter Island, the most remote inhabited island on Earth, lies 3,700 kilometres off the coast of mainland Chile. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025 Scientists are now turning their gaze not only to Europa, but to other ocean-bearing icy moons such as Saturn’s Titan and Enceladus—each of which could be habitable (and inhabited) today. Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024 Not all of the courts were that accessible: some required a full day of traveling, like the remote island of Ap Chau, Hong Kong’s smallest inhabited island that was settled in 1952 by Christian missionaries from Beijing. Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inhabited

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 3 Apr. 2025.

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