inhabited

adjective

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

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The historian Dylan Gottlieb has explained how Hoboken property owners torched hundreds of inhabited tenements and rooming houses to clear space for yuppies’ luxury apartments. Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025 But an inhabited moon could also be a global commons for research. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025 There are no populated areas along its path, and no ashfall has been recorded in inhabited localities. Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 Alternatively, get your volcano fix by running into the inhabited caldera of Pululahua, one of only two inhabited calderas in the world. Jennifer Malloy, Outside, 1 Aug. 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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