inhabitant
noun
in·hab·i·tant
in-ˈha-bə-tənt 
: one that occupies a particular place regularly, routinely, or for a period of time
inhabitants of large cities
the tapeworm is an inhabitant of the intestine
Examples of inhabitant in a Sentence
the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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Tristan da Cunha has 221 inhabitants and no airstrip.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Mischie’s comedy takes place in a remote, mountainous village in Romania where every one of the inhabitants has applied for government benefits, claiming disabilities of various kinds.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
If an ostrich egg reveals rainy conditions, that means an individual human settlement likely also felt that precipitation—and maybe the inhabitants changed their behavior accordingly.
—Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Yet the vast majority of the Republic’s five million inhabitants speak English first, or English only.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Mischie’s comedy takes place in a remote, mountainous village in Romania where every one of the inhabitants has applied for government benefits, claiming disabilities of various kinds.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
If an ostrich egg reveals rainy conditions, that means an individual human settlement likely also felt that precipitation—and maybe the inhabitants changed their behavior accordingly.
—Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Yet the vast majority of the Republic’s five million inhabitants speak English first, or English only.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
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“Inhabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabitant. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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