as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
the habitants of Indiana are nicknamed "Hoosiers"
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Recent Examples of habitant
Unlike conventional designs, Cabin of Maze is designed to disorient, challenge, and surprise its habitants though its meandering corridors and passageways.
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New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
Hippo Cove holds up to four hippos, so if one of the females gets pregnant and has a baby, then a current habitant will have to go.
—The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
In many cases this summer, habitants of homeless encampments are having to pick up their belongings and find a new place to pitch their tent.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
The bar already has its particular audience -- the military, students and young professionals of the creative industries, some actors and painters -- typical habitants of the Podil district of Kyiv, popular with its cultural places.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 2 June 2023
Meanwhile, a deadly, self-replicating, microparticle structure is growing exponentially, eating the jungle and killing nearby tribal habitants.
—Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
Chidi, the professor and philosophy nerd, winds up trying to teach his co-habitants—and himself, and even the reforming demon played by Danson—on how to be a good person who can actually make it to the Good Place despite their past sins.
—Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2019
Its walls completely enclose the living area so as to protect its habitants from the elements!
—Jay Willis, GQ, 2 July 2018
New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
Hippo Cove holds up to four hippos, so if one of the females gets pregnant and has a baby, then a current habitant will have to go.
—The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
In many cases this summer, habitants of homeless encampments are having to pick up their belongings and find a new place to pitch their tent.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
The bar already has its particular audience -- the military, students and young professionals of the creative industries, some actors and painters -- typical habitants of the Podil district of Kyiv, popular with its cultural places.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 2 June 2023
Meanwhile, a deadly, self-replicating, microparticle structure is growing exponentially, eating the jungle and killing nearby tribal habitants.
—Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
Chidi, the professor and philosophy nerd, winds up trying to teach his co-habitants—and himself, and even the reforming demon played by Danson—on how to be a good person who can actually make it to the Good Place despite their past sins.
—Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2019
Its walls completely enclose the living area so as to protect its habitants from the elements!
—Jay Willis, GQ, 2 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitant
Noun
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And sticking close to home may pay untold dividends for inhabitants’ mental health, Gorman said.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Set in a downtown Mexico City backstreet whose inhabitants’ lives are closely interwoven, the film is split into four clear parts.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At least 900 tourists were stranded near the Inca citadel on Tuesday after the train service PeruRail was suspended on Monday because the route was blocked amid protests between local residents and authorities, Reuters reported.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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And city residents will pay $5 a day to park in lots a farther out.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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One of the trucks caught fire and the driver, who was the sole occupant of the burning truck, died at scene, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Sep. 2025
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The explosion blew open the front gate of the building and collided with a passing car, injuring its occupants.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Habitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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