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Definition of uninhabited adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

uninhabited

adjective
 
/ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/
 
/ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/
Word Family
  • inhabit verb
  • habitable adjective (≠ uninhabitable)
  • inhabitable adjective (≠ uninhabitable)
  • inhabited adjective (≠ uninhabited)
  • inhabitant noun
  • habitation noun
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  1. with no people living there; not inhabited
    • an uninhabited island
    • The area is largely uninhabited.
    • They landed on an uninhabited island off the Newfoundland coast.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUninhabited is used with these nouns:
    • island
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See uninhabited in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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