Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Resident

Examples

110 sentences

  1. Tom is the only inhabitant of that island.

    ruТом - единственный житель этого острова. — marafon

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  2. More than 70 percent of the inhabitants are in favor of the program.

    deMehr als 70 Prozent der Einwohner begünstigen das Programm. — Esperantostern

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  3. Inhabitants were not permitted to enter the area.

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  4. How many inhabitants are there?

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  5. A third of this country's inhabitants is illiterate.

    Третина мешканців цієї країни неписьменні. — brambury

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Origin

From Middle English inhabitantes (n. plural) and inhabitaunt (adj.), from Old French inhab

From Middle English inhabitantes (n. plural) and inhabitaunt (adj.), from Old French inhabitant, from Latin inhabitāns, present participle of inhabitō (“to inhabit”), from in- (“in”) + habitō (“to dwell”) (frequentative of habeō (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- (“to seize, take, hold, have”). By surface analysis, inhabit + -ant.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ingratiateC2ingratitudeingredientB1inhabitB2inhalationinhaleB1inhaler
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