as in residents
one who lives permanently in a place
the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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Recent Examples of inhabitants
According to a forthcoming study in the journal Archaeology International, the circle might have been erected to unify Britain’s ancient inhabitants.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
The inhabitants of modern-day Mexico began cultivating corn some 9,000 years ago and discovered nixtamalization a few thousand years later.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
The epic geography of this region, much of it above the tree line, has shaped how its inhabitants have lived for generations.
—Marc Telio, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Like every morning in #Ukraine the inhabitants are awakened not by the sun, but by the sound of the bombs and the cries of the victims.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Today, its inhabitants are animals, including mountain lions, black bears, bobcats, peregrine falcons and western rattlesnakes.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The incredible art design of the world and its inhabitants are more immersive than ever before.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
The hillside collapse destroyed eight homes and left several others unsafe for inhabitants, just hours after firefighters evacuated families.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
In the spring of this year, the mayor began rationing water—the city and its 11 million inhabitants split into nine zones, each of which would have no water once every 10 days.
—Elizabeth Rush, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
The inhabitants of modern-day Mexico began cultivating corn some 9,000 years ago and discovered nixtamalization a few thousand years later.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
The epic geography of this region, much of it above the tree line, has shaped how its inhabitants have lived for generations.
—Marc Telio, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Like every morning in #Ukraine the inhabitants are awakened not by the sun, but by the sound of the bombs and the cries of the victims.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Today, its inhabitants are animals, including mountain lions, black bears, bobcats, peregrine falcons and western rattlesnakes.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The incredible art design of the world and its inhabitants are more immersive than ever before.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
The hillside collapse destroyed eight homes and left several others unsafe for inhabitants, just hours after firefighters evacuated families.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
In the spring of this year, the mayor began rationing water—the city and its 11 million inhabitants split into nine zones, each of which would have no water once every 10 days.
—Elizabeth Rush, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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