inhabited

adjective

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

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Santana, 64, was previously charged on suspicion of firing into an inhabited building and assault with a semi-automatic firearm. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025 For millennia, there have been wars and rumors of wars on every inhabited continent, too. Paul Prather, Arkansas Online, 15 Nov. 2025 With more than 6,000 different inhabited islands to explore, Indonesia was ranked the world's best island-hopping destination, according to a study from tour company Island Hopping that was shared with Travel + Leisure. Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025 The sparsely inhabited area of the quakes ran from Pedro Bay to Nikolski. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inhabited

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 17 Nov. 2025.

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