Definition of uninhabited
:not occupied or lived in by people :not inhabited
- an uninhabited island/house
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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has built up several uninhabited islands in the sea into bases with airstrips, radar, and antiaircraft guns.
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The team continues on, but Qualcomm Stadium will be uninhabited land on the Sundays to come.
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No injuries were reported in either fire, both of which occurred at uninhabited places.
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Though the public has generally supported clearing invaders from uninhabited islands around New Zealand’s fringe, there’s been some resistance to control efforts in populated areas.
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After being dumped, Carlos — who is a pilot as well as a polo player — sets off on a trans-Pacific solo flight, is forced to land on an uninhabited island and disappears for five years.
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Little Hall’s Pond Cay, a chain of four uninhabited islands 60 nautical miles southeast of Nassau, was on the market for $3.6 million.
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Little Hall’s Pond Cay, a chain of four uninhabited islands 60 nautical miles southeast of Nassau, was on the market for $3.6 million.
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Just last month, The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) brought a team of forensic dogs to the uninhabited Nikumaroro Island, hoping to find evidence that Earhart and Noonan landed there.
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First Known Use of uninhabited
1571
UNINHABITED Defined for Kids
uninhabited
adjective
un·in·hab·it·ed
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ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-təd
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Definition of uninhabited for Students
:not lived in or on
- an uninhabited island
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