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inhabited

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N HH AE1 B AH0 T AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having inhabitants; lived in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: peopled, populated, tenanted

Antonyms: uninhabited, beingless, desert, deserted, desolate, disinhabited, inhabitantless, inhabited, lifeless, peopleless, solitary, tenantless, unhabited, unoccupied, unpeopled, unpopulated, untenanted, vacant, wasteful

2

adj

Meaning 2

Containing at least one element.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having a term.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: type theory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uninhabited

4

adj

Meaning 4

Obsolete form of uninhabited.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deserted, peopleless, beingless, desert, desolate, disinhabited, inhabitantless, inhabited, lifeless, solitary, tenantless, unhabited, uninhabited, unoccupied, unpeopled, unpopulated, untenanted, vacant, wasteful

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

having inhabitants; lived in

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the inhabited regions of the earth

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uninhabited

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: məskun — having inhabitants
  • Belarusian: насе́лены (nasjéljeny) — having inhabitants
  • Belarusian: засе́лены (zasjéljeny) — having inhabitants
  • Bulgarian: обита́ем (obitáem) — having inhabitants
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有人居住的 (yǒurén jūzhù de) — having inhabitants
  • Dutch: bewoond — having inhabitants
  • Finnish: asuttu — having inhabitants
  • French: habité — having inhabitants
  • German: bewohnt — having inhabitants
  • Greek: κατοικούμενος (katoikoúmenos) — having inhabitants
  • Hungarian: lakott — having inhabitants
  • Hungarian: emberlakta — having inhabitants
  • Italian: abitato — having inhabitants
  • Macedonian: населен (naselen) — having inhabitants
  • Polish: zamieszkany — having inhabitants
  • Polish: zamieszkały — having inhabitants
  • Portuguese: habitado — having inhabitants
  • Russian: обита́емый (obitájemyj) — having inhabitants
  • Russian: населённый (naseljónnyj) — having inhabitants
  • Russian: заселённый (zaseljónnyj) — having inhabitants
  • Spanish: habitado — having inhabitants
  • Spanish: afumado — having inhabitants
  • Swedish: bebodd — having inhabitants
  • Ukrainian: насе́лений (nasélenyj) — having inhabitants
  • Ukrainian: засе́лений (zasélenyj) — having inhabitants
Real reading context

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