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in·hab·it

 (ĭn-hăb′ĭt)
v. in·hab·it·ed, in·hab·it·ing, in·hab·its
v.tr.
1. To live or reside in: Dinosaurs inhabited the earth millions of years ago.
2. To be present in; fill: Old childhood memories inhabit the attic.
v.intr. Archaic
To dwell.

[Middle English enhabiten, from Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitāre : in-, in; see in-2 + habitāre, to dwell, frequentative of habēre, to have; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

in·hab′it·a·bil′i·ty n.
in·hab′it·a·ble adj.
in·hab′i·ta′tion n.
in·hab′it·er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.inhabitable - fit for habitation; "the habitable world"
livable, liveable - fit or suitable to live in or with; "livable conditions"
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inhabitable

adjective
Fit to live in:
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Translations
صالِح للسَّكَن
obyvatelný
beboelig
íbúîarhæfur
yaşanabilir

inhabitable

[ɪnˈhæbɪtəbl] ADJ (gen) → habitable
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inhabitable

[ɪnˈhæbɪtəbəl] adjhabitable
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inhabitable

adjbewohnbar
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inhabitable

[ɪnˈhæbɪtəbl] adjabitabile
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inhabit

(inˈhabit) verb
(of people, animals etc) to live in (a region etc). Polar bears inhabit the Arctic region; That house is now inhabited by a Polish family.
inˈhabitable adjective
(negative uninhabitable) fit to be lived in. The building was no longer inhabitable.
inˈhabitant noun
a person or animal that lives permanently in a place. the inhabitants of the village; tigers, leopards and other inhabitants of the jungle.
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