inhabited

adjective

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

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The debris fell into the Indian Ocean, far from inhabited areas, SpaceX said. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has charged Hernandez Santana with firing a gun into an inhabited building and assault with a semi-automatic firearm. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Instead, tribal members have relied on a single power line that runs roughly 30 miles east and west across high desert punctuated by three distinctive mesas, home to 12 distinct villages, including some of the oldest inhabited communities in the United States. Nate Perez, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025 How many inhabited planets are there in our galaxy right now? Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inhabited

Word History

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 18 Oct. 2025.

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