in·hab·i·tant ( n-h b -t nt)n. One that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident: the inhabitants of a fishing village; snakes, lizards, and other inhabitants of the desert. |
inhabitant [ɪnˈhæbɪtənt]
n
a person or animal that is a permanent resident of a particular place or region
inhabitancy , inhabitance n
inhabitant
- infernal - An inhabitant of the underworld can be called an infernal.
- sherpa - Literally means "inhabitant of an eastern country."
- aborigine - From Classical Latin meaning "ancestors," it was spelled with a capital A as the name of the primeval Romans; the first people called aborigines were the original inhabitants of Italy and Greece and aborigine was specifically applied to the inhabitants of a country ab origine, "from the beginning."
- sylvans - Natives or inhabitants of forests or woods.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  inhabitant - a person who inhabits a particular placeindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" European - a native or inhabitant of Europe Aussie, Australian - a native or inhabitant of Australia Austronesian - a native or inhabitant of Austronesia New Zealander, Kiwi - a native or inhabitant of New Zealand American - a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country American - a native or inhabitant of the United States Alsatian - a native or inhabitant of Alsace borderer - an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England) cottage dweller, cottager - someone who lives in a cottage easterner - an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S. Hittite - a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC island-dweller, islander - an inhabitant of an island Latin - an inhabitant of ancient Latium liver - someone who lives in a place; "a liver in cities" marcher - an inhabitant of a border district Nazarene - an inhabitant of Nazareth Northerner - an inhabitant of the North Numidian - an inhabitant of ancient Numidia Occidental - a native inhabitant of the Occident Philistine - a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC Phrygian - a native or inhabitant of Phrygia plainsman - an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America) occupant, occupier, resident - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there Trinidadian - inhabitant or native of Trinidad villager - one who has lived in a village most of their life westerner - an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S. |
inhabitant
noun occupant, resident, citizen, local, native, tenant, inmate, dweller, occupier, denizen, indigene, indweller the inhabitants of Glasgow
Inhabitants
Translations
inhabitant [ɪnˈhæbɪtənt] n [country, island, region, town] → habitant(e) m/f; [house] → habitant(e) m/f
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