uninhabited
adjective
un·in·hab·it·ed
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-təd 
: not occupied or lived in by people : not inhabited
an uninhabited island/house
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Hunting prey The footage was collected during a 2022 field study off Somerset Island, an uninhabited island in the Nunavut territory.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The property recently revamped its Veranda Bar and opened a new beach club and restaurant called the Hut, Little Jumby, with all-day dining, live bands and DJs on an uninhabited island between Jumby Bay and mainland Antigua.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Evidently the ghost town of Albemarle was not quite uninhabited.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
And the current uncertainty over its future orbit extends to its possible impact locations, which include a mix of uninhabited, sparsely populated and densely populated areas: the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, parts of Africa, the Arabian Sea and South Asia.
—Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The property recently revamped its Veranda Bar and opened a new beach club and restaurant called the Hut, Little Jumby, with all-day dining, live bands and DJs on an uninhabited island between Jumby Bay and mainland Antigua.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Evidently the ghost town of Albemarle was not quite uninhabited.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
And the current uncertainty over its future orbit extends to its possible impact locations, which include a mix of uninhabited, sparsely populated and densely populated areas: the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, parts of Africa, the Arabian Sea and South Asia.
—Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Uninhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabited. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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