Antonyms for inhabitants
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : in-hab-i-tuhnt |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈhæb ɪ tənt |
Definition of inhabitants
Origin :- early 15c., from Anglo-French inhabitant, from Latin inhabitantem (nominative inhabitans), present participle of inhabitare (see inhabit). Related: Inhabitants. As an adjective, also from early 15c.
- noun person who is resident of habitation
- We are not waging war against the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- We sought the inhabitants of the woods, but could discover none.
- Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
- There are about eight hundred thousand inhabitants in the place.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
- But though the village was hidden from view, its inhabitants were not.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- I left this miserable but in admiration of the generosity of its inhabitants.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The inhabitants all felt this, and King Pluto more than any of them.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- At first, as was only natural, the inhabitants could not realize the annexation.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Half of its inhabitants have remained faithful to the faith of their ancestors.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- The inhabitants that returned were very submissive, and thankful for what they received.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- As the fathers had done before them, so did its inhabitants at the time of my visit.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
Synonyms for inhabitants
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