inhabited

[ in-hab-i-tid ]

adjective

1. having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on:

   an inhabited island.

Other Words From

• in·habit·ed·ness noun
• unin·habit·ed adjective
• well-in·habit·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inhabited¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; inhabit + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Mountain lions prefer to avoid people, but in a metro area of more than 18 million people, natural areas inhabited by mountain lions and other wildlife are also heavily used by recreationists.

From Science Daily

Sierra Club founder John Muir rhapsodized about the purity of wilderness, supporting the push to protect Yosemite’s lands from the “dirty” influence of the native tribes who inhabited it.

From Salon

Lady Gaga has inhabited many different versions of herself in the last decade of her career and in the new video for "Disease," she exchanges blows with a few of them.

From Salon

Until 1848, Arizona, California, Texas, Nevada, Utah, western Colorado and New Mexico were part of Mexico and inhabited by numerous tribes, Indigenous cowboys and Mexican ranchers.

From Salon

Indigenous Australians are classed as the oldest living culture on earth, and have inhabited the continent for at least 65,000 years.

From BBC

Related Words

• developed
• owned
• populated
• populous
• settled