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inhabited

Syllables: in·hab·it·ed/ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/

inhabited adjective: having inhabitants; lived in. Also the obsolete form of uninhabited.

Adjective

inhabited

  1. Having inhabitants; lived in.
  2. Containing at least one element.
  3. (type theory) Having a term.
    • It is, however, certainly desirable that the above type is inhabited, […]2012, Martin Hofmann, Extensional Constructs in Intensional Type Theory, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 57
    Antonyms:
    uninhabited

Also used as

inhabited is also the obsolete form of uninhabited.

Examples of inhabited in a sentence

  • “The islands have been inhabited for a very long time, from before the day of the plough.”
  • Both are remote and sparsely inhabited, but there's some pretty scenery.
  • You appear to have bought a whole bunch of inhabited planets.

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Synonyms of inhabited

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Antonyms

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Words formed from inhabited

Questions about inhabited

What does inhabited mean?
Inhabited means having inhabitants; lived in.
What part of speech is inhabited?
Inhabited is an adjective.
How do you pronounce inhabited?
Inhabited is pronounced /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/.

Words near inhabited in the dictionary

  1. inhabitation
  2. inhabitations
  3. inhabitative
  4. inhabitativeness
  5. inhabitatives
  6. inhabited
  7. inhabitedness
  8. inhabiter
  9. inhabiters
  10. inhabitest
  11. inhabiteth

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