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/aβiˈtante/
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Translation
inhabitant, resident
Word origin
From Latin habitans, the present participle of habitare ('to dwell, to inhabit'), a frequentative of habere ('to have, to hold').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- habitare
- English cognates
- inhabit, habitat, habitation
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluralhabitantes
Examples
.
The city has more than a million inhabitants.
.
Every resident of the village knows that story.
pesca.
The inhabitants of the island live off fishing.
¿ ?
How many inhabitants does your country have?
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She is the oldest resident of this neighbourhood.
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