inhabited

adjective

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

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His criminal history includes discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling and vehicle, battery on spouse or cohabitant, willful cruelty to child, driving under the influence, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and personal use of a firearm. Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025 For the British, the arrival of a couple of hundred islanders from the most remote inhabited place on Earth was akin to seeing time travelers from the nineteenth century appear. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025 Another intriguing variant involves a collision with a moon that then collides (or breaks up and collides) with some inhabited Earth-like world. Eric MacK, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Advertisement Prosecutors charged Sandoval with four counts of murder, one felony count of first-degree residential burglary with person present and one felony count of arson of an inhabited structure or property. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inhabited

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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 24 Jun. 2025.

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