inhabited

adjective

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

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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 This paper presents the design of a small aerial robot for inhabited microgravity environments, such as orbiting space stations (e.g., ISS). Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016 Incredibly, although these islands make up less than 1 percent of Earth’s inhabited land, the study found that 10 percent of languages are endemic to them — spoken nowhere else. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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