as in inhabitants
one who lives permanently in a place
the habitants of Indiana are nicknamed "Hoosiers"
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Recent Examples of habitants
In Les habitants, Depardon outfits a camper-trailer with mics and cameras and hits the French highways, parking in various locations around the country and inviting a range of people—teenagers and the elderly, single people and couples, parents and children—inside simply to talk.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitants
Noun
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Half the contestants would be the colonists; the others, the island’s indigenous inhabitants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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For one of the few times in the history of the remote arctic nation of roughly 56,000 inhabitants, Greenland is making international headlines.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The city coordinates with community partners like Jericho Way to ensure transportation and shelter for homeless residents during periods when the city's temporary emergency shelter is demobilized.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The call was arranged to help educate residents from all walks of life and sprawling corners of the nation, including here in Kansas City, on the constitutional right to record and document ICE actions and the risks associated with doing so.—
Mará Rose Williams
January 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Two male occupants were on board and were fatally injured, officials said.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, 35 states, DC and four territories have primary laws for front-seat occupants.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Habitants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitants. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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