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Definition of
inhabitant noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
inhabitant
noun
noun
NAmE
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ɪnˈhæbət̮ənt
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/
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a person or an animal that lives in a particular place
the oldest inhabitant of the village
a town of 11 ,000 inhabitants
inhabit
verb
habitable
adjective
(
≠
uninhabitable
)
uninhabited
adjective
inhabitant
noun
habitation
noun
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inhabitant
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ingrown
adjective
inhabit
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inhalant
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