cliff dweller

noun

Definition of cliff dwellernext
as in resident

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  1. resident
  2. national
  3. occupant
  4. inhabitant
  5. subject
  6. town
  7. native
  8. habitant
Noun
  • The incident was declared under control at 1:04 p.m. Fire officials advised residents and travelers to avoid the area between Foothill Boulevard and East 19th Street along 24th Avenue due to ongoing emergency response operations.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Pre-evacuation notices were issued Thursday morning to residents in Granby, Granby Ranch and to areas from Grand Elk to Hot Sulphur Springs and from Grant County Road 55 to Grand County Road 88.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of resident
Noun
  • Trump has vowed to use the National Guard and other parts of the military to round up as many as 11 million foreign nationals, despite U.S. law that forbids the deployment of armed forces against civilians.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Four Indian nationals in Canada have since been charged with Nijjar's murder and are awaiting trial.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of national
Noun
  • At least two-thirds of crash victims were pedestrians, bicyclists, or occupants of cars turning left at intersections without traffic signals.
    David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
  • This way, no occupants ever have to leave an exit to retrieve a fire extinguisher.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of occupant
Noun
  • The earthquakes and violent eruption completely buried the inhabitants of the small Roman town of Pompeii.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • His essays from that time describe the strange and necessary intimacies that develop among the inhabitants of nations in free fall.
    Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of inhabitant
Noun
  • The report also pointed to questionable and unprofessional behavior by board members, including board member Grace Mah, who has been the subject of at least two other investigations.
    Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • SpaceX, Neuralink, X, and Tesla are collectively the subject of at least 20 recent investigations or reviews.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of subject
Noun
  • The Ravel makes several stops in idyllic medieval towns along the Rhône, including Avignon, Viviers, and Arles – the lovely Roman town where Vincent van Gogh created some of his most memorable work.
    James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Dixville Notch — a tiny New Hampshire town located near the Canadian border — announced that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump tied in their local race, hours before polling places opened around the rest of the country.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of town
Noun
  • Brown does not have prototypical size, listed at 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, but the Naples, Fla., native loves his role on the team.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Barr, a Lexington native in office since 2013, once worked as deputy counsel for then-Gov. Ernie Fletcher and is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of native
Noun
  • Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another.
    David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
  • Hippo Cove holds up to four hippos, so if one of the females gets pregnant and has a baby, then a current habitant will have to go.
    The Enquirer, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
Definition of habitant
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