inhabited

adjective

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

Examples of inhabited in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Located on the northern end of the island — note that Malta is made up of several islands, with the three largest and inhabited being Malta, Gozo, and Comino — Ghajn Tuffieha Bay Beach is very close to Malta’s more famous Golden Bay Beach, but far less crowded. Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024 Rushdie need not have more deeply inhabited Matar, but there is complex social context around the man and his radicalization that Knife might have explored more fully to truly comprehend the author’s near death. Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024 Susan Ruggles/Getty Big Bay State Park Reachable by a 20-minute ferry ride from Bayfield, Madeline Island is sparsely inhabited and the only Apostle not part of the National Lakeshore. Kevin Revolinski, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2023 Herrera-Mondello also was convicted of vehicle theft, three counts of shooting at an inhabited home and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for inhabited 

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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 4 Jul. 2024.

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