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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019