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Inhabiter

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in·hab·it  (n-hbt)
v. in·hab·it·ed, in·hab·it·ing, in·hab·its
v.tr.
1. To live or reside in.
2. To be present in; fill: Old childhood memories inhabit the attic.
v.intr. Archaic
To dwell.

[Middle English enhabiten, from Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitre : in-, in; see in-2 + habitre, to dwell, frequentative of habre, to have; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

in·habit·a·bili·ty n.
in·habit·a·ble adj.
in·habi·tation n.
in·habit·er n.

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Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the inhabiters of Mesopotamia, and of Jewry, and of Capadocia, of Pontus and Asia, Phrigia and Pamphilia, of Egipte, and of the parties of Libia, whiche is beside Siren, and straungers of Rome, Jewes and Proselites, Grekes and Arrabians, we have heard them speake in our owne tongues the great weorkes of God.
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The extremities, of course, meet: "in very deed, like as Ireland, a part of Scotland, Laplond, and Groneland, being the uttermost parts of our side of the World, are as good as savage: so also be the uttermost inhabiters of the Westindies, namely Canada, Baccalea [Newfoundland], Brasilie, and Petagon, which are descended of the Eastindies" (120-21).
 
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