inhabitants

in-hab-it-ants · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    People or animals that live in a particular place.

  2. 2.

    Permanent residents of a place, as distinguished from visitors.

Related words

See also: inhabitant, population, resident
Synonyms: dwellers, occupants, residents

Etymology

Plural of "inhabitant," from Latin inhabitare ("to dwell in"), from in- ("in") + habitare ("to dwell").