as in resident
one who lives permanently in a place
the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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The town was destroyed and its inhabitants were either killed or fled to Mexico.
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Christopher Cann, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
The bone needles were uncovered at a Wyoming archaeological site that sheds light on some of the early inhabitants of North America called La Prele.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
The two inhabitants of the car fled the scene on foot, a spokesperson for OCFA told City News, but the Irvine Police Department was able to locate and arrest them soon after.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 24 Nov. 2024
Iceland, with its 400,000 inhabitants, sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic and averages one eruption every four to five years.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Christopher Cann, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
The bone needles were uncovered at a Wyoming archaeological site that sheds light on some of the early inhabitants of North America called La Prele.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
The two inhabitants of the car fled the scene on foot, a spokesperson for OCFA told City News, but the Irvine Police Department was able to locate and arrest them soon after.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 24 Nov. 2024
Iceland, with its 400,000 inhabitants, sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic and averages one eruption every four to five years.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Inhabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitant. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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