as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
the habitants of Indiana are nicknamed "Hoosiers"
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Recent Examples of habitant
Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another.
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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, 5 Mar. 2024
In many cases this summer, habitants of homeless encampments are having to pick up their belongings and find a new place to pitch their tent.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
The bar already has its particular audience -- the military, students and young professionals of the creative industries, some actors and painters -- typical habitants of the Podil district of Kyiv, popular with its cultural places.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 2 June 2023
Meanwhile, a deadly, self-replicating, microparticle structure is growing exponentially, eating the jungle and killing nearby tribal habitants.
—Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
The early-morning habitants have presented an unsafe environment to BART and Muni employees who open the stations or report to work early.
—Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2018
Opened in February, the cabane has already received gushing accolades from restaurant critics for its gastronomic take on classic habitant fare.
—Elizabeth Warkentin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2018
According to theDepartmental Observatory for Violence against Women, 36,000 habitants in Seine-Saint- Denis between the ages of 15 and 59 have been subject to domestic violence.
—Alice Gayraud, Marie Claire, 10 Mar. 2018
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, 5 Mar. 2024
In many cases this summer, habitants of homeless encampments are having to pick up their belongings and find a new place to pitch their tent.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
The bar already has its particular audience -- the military, students and young professionals of the creative industries, some actors and painters -- typical habitants of the Podil district of Kyiv, popular with its cultural places.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 2 June 2023
Meanwhile, a deadly, self-replicating, microparticle structure is growing exponentially, eating the jungle and killing nearby tribal habitants.
—Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
The early-morning habitants have presented an unsafe environment to BART and Muni employees who open the stations or report to work early.
—Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2018
Opened in February, the cabane has already received gushing accolades from restaurant critics for its gastronomic take on classic habitant fare.
—Elizabeth Warkentin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2018
According to theDepartmental Observatory for Violence against Women, 36,000 habitants in Seine-Saint- Denis between the ages of 15 and 59 have been subject to domestic violence.
—Alice Gayraud, Marie Claire, 10 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitant
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The earthquakes and violent eruption completely buried the inhabitants of the small Roman town of Pompeii.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The body is thought to belong to the former occupant of the property, which is located in Erstroff in eastern France, who disappeared in 2009, according to a statement from the local prosecutor’s office published Monday.Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Habitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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