cliff dwellers

noun

plural of cliff dweller
as in residents

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  1. residents
  2. inhabitants
  3. occupants
  4. nationals
  5. dwellers
  6. habitants
  7. natives
Noun
  • Global economic instability has created unease at home, and a property crisis coupled with high youth unemployment has convinced some residents that securing a stable job within the government is the best path.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • About 600 residents in nearby municipalities in Waimes and Bütgenbach, in Liège province near the German border, were told to evacuate Saturday as winds shifted and smoke spread through the area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of residents
Noun
  • While growing up, the Garden of Eden changed far beyond the life needs of its inhabitants.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Hitlerite hordes are murdering and outraging the peaceful inhabitants of our country, having no mercy on women, children or old people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of inhabitants
Noun
  • Authorities said none of the occupants were wearing seat belts.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Qusra siege reflects broader violence The standoff in Qusra began Sunday when dozens of settlers arrived and blocked the doors to the three houses, preventing occupants from leaving, according to the families inside.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of occupants
Noun
  • Some have been stranded in third countries since Washington suspended its refugee admissions program in January 2025 and subsequently imposed sweeping restrictions on the entry of Afghan nationals.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Cultural Heritage Protection Unit of the Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, found the works in an apartment in Parma; nine Moldovan nationals have since been placed under investigation.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of nationals
Noun
  • Their replacements might be anonymous shadow dwellers, but that’s OK.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • It's been a hot, dry year for the southwestern United States, and water levels on the Colorado River are low, raising questions for Southwestern urban dwellers about whether cities like Las Vegas will run out of water in the near future.
    — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Definition of dwellers
Noun
  • Accordingly, the First Continental Congress wrote to Quebec’s habitants – residents of French origin – to invite them to join their new nationalist project.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • One of those new habitants, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced last week, was Lily Pond in Long Island.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Definition of habitants
Noun
  • The Brewers can call themselves the best team with the most Southern California natives.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Thirsty Souls Bringing European brewing traditions to Mount Airy, Slovakian natives Jan and Maria Kriska have created quite a following at Thirsty Souls.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of natives
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“Cliff dwellers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dwellers. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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