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inhabitant

 
Dictionary: in·hab·i·tant   (ĭn-hăb'ĭ-tənt) pronunciation
 
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.


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IN BRIEF: n. - A person who resides in a particular place.

pronunciation These methods will be compared to the warfare of Genghis Khan who ruthlessly killed every last inhabitant of Persia. — Hans Albrecht Bethe

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who inhabits a particular place
  Synonyms: dweller, denizen


 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indbygger, beboer

Nederlands (Dutch)
inwoner, bewoner

Français (French)
n. - habitant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einwohner, Bewohner

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάτοικος

Italiano (Italian)
abitante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - habitante (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
обитатель

Español (Spanish)
n. - habitante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - invånare, inbyggare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
居民, 居住者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 居民, 居住者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 주민, 서식 동물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 住人, 居住者, 生息動物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الساكن, المقيم في‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תושב, דייר‬


 
 
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