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Man, a mere inhabitant of the earth, cannot overstep its boundaries! But though he is confined to its crust, he may penetrate into all its secrets.
Jules Verne

Meaning of "inhabitant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INHABITANT

inhabitant  [ɪnˈhæbɪtənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INHABITANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inhabitant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INHABITANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Residency (domicile)

Residency is the act of establishing or maintaining a residence in a given place. Residency is a concept which heavily affects a the legal rights and responsibilities that are available to a person, including eligibility to vote, eligibility to stand for political office, eligibility to access government services, responsibility to pay taxes, and on and so forth.

Definition of inhabitant in the English dictionary

The definition of inhabitant in the dictionary is a person or animal that is a permanent resident of a particular place or region.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INHABITANT


annuitant
əˈnjuːɪtənt
blatant
ˈbleɪtənt
cohabitant
kəʊˈhæbɪtənt
competent
ˈkɒmpɪtənt
concomitant
kənˈkɒmɪtənt
concubitant
kɒnˈkjuːbɪtənt
excitant
ɪkˈsaɪtənt
exorbitant
ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt
habitant
ˈhæbɪtənt
hesitant
ˈhɛzɪtənt
incompetent
ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt
intermittent
ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt
irritant
ˈɪrɪtənt
latent
ˈleɪtənt
mightn´t
ˈmaɪtənt
militant
ˈmɪlɪtənt
palpitant
ˈpælpɪtənt
penitent
ˈpɛnɪtənt
supernatant
ˌsuːpəˈneɪtənt
visitant
ˈvɪzɪtənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INHABITANT

inhabit
inhabitability
inhabitable
inhabitance
inhabitancy
inhabitation
inhabited
inhabiter
inhabitiveness
inhabitor
inhabitress
inhalant
inhalation
inhalational
inhalator
inhalatorium
inhale
inhaler
Inhambane
inharmonic

WORDS THAT END LIKE INHABITANT

abirritant
assistant
counterirritant
crepitant
equitant
incapacitant
incitant
incogitant
infinitant
latitant
nonirritant
nonmilitant
oscitant
regurgitant
rehabilitant
resuscitant
revisitant
solicitant
strepitant
ultramilitant
volitant

Synonyms and antonyms of inhabitant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INHABITANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inhabitant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inhabitant

Translation of «inhabitant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INHABITANT

Find out the translation of inhabitant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inhabitant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inhabitant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

居民
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

habitante
570 millions of speakers

English

inhabitant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निवासी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَاكِنٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

житель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

habitante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাসিন্দা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

habitant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penduduknya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bewohner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

住人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong sing manggon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dân cư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வசிப்பிடத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रहिवासी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oturan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abitante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mieszkaniec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мешканець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

locuitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάτοικος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inwoner
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

invånare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innbygger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inhabitant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INHABITANT»

The term «inhabitant» is regularly used and occupies the 58.471 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INHABITANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «inhabitant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «inhabitant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inhabitant

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3 QUOTES WITH «INHABITANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inhabitant.
1
Hannah More
Genius without religion is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace; it may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without, while the inhabitant sits in darkness.
2
Jules Verne
Man, a mere inhabitant of the earth, cannot overstep its boundaries! But though he is confined to its crust, he may penetrate into all its secrets.
3
Edward Young
A soul without reflection, like a pile Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INHABITANT»

Discover the use of inhabitant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inhabitant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Life of Josiah Henson: Formerly a Slave, Now an ...
Three years before Harriet Beecher Stowe interviewed Josiah Henson and wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, Henson published his life story as a powerful autobiography.
Josiah Henson, 2002
2
Accursed Inhabitant
Most of our mistakes stem from a lack of sufficient knowledge and assumptions that we might have made Louis Hamilton Beyond Torrances serene beauty lies an old secret that has been feeding for centuries.
Muna Salem, Suad Salem, 2005
3
A Street of Paris and Its Inhabitant (Webster's French ...
Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words.
Honoré de Balzac, 2008
4
The Great Romance: A Rediscovered Utopian Adventure
Together these volumes represent a remarkable piece of science fiction writing as they proffer one of the first serious considerations of the colonization of other planets and the impact of human beings on an alien culture.
Inhabitant, Dominic Alessio, 2008
5
The Oldest Inhabitant
A dead man serves as narrator in these fictional stories, recounting the hard and often short lives of the 49ers buried in an old Gold Rush cemetary.
Carol Biederman, 2005
6
To the inhabitant electors of the town of Southampton. [An ...
Charles MARETT. had the efi'rontery to stand for some time on the steps, behind the constables, beckoning and calling to the burgesses, whom he selected from the body of the electors on the outside of the door; and he procured admittance ...
Charles MARETT, 1820
7
Agriculture of the United States in 1860: Compiled from the ...
In 1850 the United States, with a population of 23,191,876, exclusive of Indian tribes, produced 100,485,944 bushels of wheat, or 4.33 to each inhabitant; 14,188,813 bushels of rye. or 0.61 to each inhabitant; and 592,071,104 bushels of corn, ...
Joseph C... G... Kennedy, Joseph Camp Griffith Kennedy, 1864
8
Budgetary Procedures and Budget Management at Local ...
Gross operating expend. per inhabitant Net operating expenditure per inhabitant Gross capital expenditure per inhabitant Net capital expenditure per inhabitant GOE on public utilities per inhabitant lncome, public utilities per inhabitant GOE ...
Jean-François Husson, 2002
9
An address to the inhabitant electors of the town of ...
Charles MARETT. s 4 ~ to be closely guarded by constables, and prevented the elsetor's from entering, whilstlthe mayor had the efl'rontery to stand for some time on the steps, behind the constables, beckoning and calling to' the Burgesses, ...
Charles MARETT, 1820
10
Data Mining-based Inhabitant Action Predictor for Smart ...
We strongly believe that this system will be an important component of the basic prototype platform for promoting independence to seniors and/or the physically challenged, who require assisted living to remain in their own homes.
Varadharajan Sridhar Pundi, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INHABITANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inhabitant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Who had the worst week in Washington? Planned Parenthood. - The …
Each week, Chris Cillizza awards the worst week in Washington to an inhabitant of Planet Beltway who stands out for all the wrong reasons. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Presidio's Brunch Could Use Some Work | Chicago magazine …
The vibe: On Sundays, the cozy newish inhabitant of the former Bluebird space dares to do brunch next door to the always-slammed Hot Chocolate. When we ... «Chicagomag.com, Jul 15»
3
Extension agent: Dealing with nasty red bugs - LaGrange Daily News
Those of us who appreciate the great outdoors rarely appreciate an inhabitant that can cause a lot of irritation, namely chiggers. If you run into a ... «LaGrange Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Felicia Punzo claims spot on Billboard Dance Club chart | News …
“It's such a fun song to sing,” the Packer Park inhabitant said of the tune, which fellow South Philadelphians have belted back to her during local ... «South Philly Review, Jul 15»
5
Are robot-surgeons set to take over in Geneva? - SWI swissinfo.ch
The tiny canton of 400,000 residents has six Da Vinci systems – reportedly the most per inhabitant in the world. For Morel and fellow surgeon ... «swissinfo.ch, Jul 15»
6
Europe's largest Asian film event launches in … - Birmingham Mail
As the story transpires however we realise that there is another inhabitant of this same apartment. A woman also lives there, but through the ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
7
Germany's demographic challenge | openDemocracy
The European Union once did serve as a 'force multiplier' for the inhabitant of the Elysee Palace, as well as convenient vehicle to complete the ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
8
1ST LEAD Neo-Fascists clash with police in Rome over new migrant …
... recalled that Italy currently hosts 93,700 refugees, about one per 1,000 inhabitant, against more than 200,000 each for Germany and France, ... «Europe Online Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Almaty Zoo to be Reconstructed by End of the Year - The Astana …
Among the most beloved animals are bear brothers Umka and Bimka, rare blue sheep, newborn zebras and the oldest inhabitant of the zoo, ... «Astana Times, Jul 15»
10
The ghost in the galaxy | Lifestyle | RDM
There's the sad inhabitant of room 14 — formerly room 13 — who arrived in the 1970s and never checked out. And there's the mysterious Lady ... «Rand Daily Mail, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Inhabitant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/inhabitant>. May 2024 ».
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