inhabited

adjective

in·​hab·​it·​ed in-ˈha-bə-təd How to pronounce inhabited (audio)
: having inhabitants

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Roughly 70% of that surface is ocean and much of the rest is desert or other sparsely inhabited terrain. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 27 June 2025 As the only inhabited of the Channel Islands, Catalina Island's natural beauty stuns with turquoise waters beneath cliffside homes, evoking the charm of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 24 June 2025 Pitcairn Islands is the smallest inhabited territory anywhere, only about 50 people living there and a ship only comes by three or four times a year. Lea Lane, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 The team employed a Bayesian statistical model to find the smallest number of exoplanets LIFE would need to observe to yield a firm answer as to how common inhabited worlds are. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inhabited

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inhabited was in the 15th century

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“Inhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabited. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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