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inhabitant

in·ha·bi·tant

UK/ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tənt/ US/ɪˈnhæbɪtʌnt/ rare

noun

1.

a person who inhabits a particular place

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Origin

From Middle English inhabitantes (n. plural) and inhabitaunt (adj.), from Old French inhabitant, from Latin inhabitāns, present participle of inhabitō (“to inhabit”), from in- (“in”) + habitō (“to dwell”) (frequentative of habeō (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- (“to seize, take, hold, have”). By surface analysis, inhabit + -ant.

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  • :Category:en:British demonyms
  • :Category:en:Demonyms for Americans

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