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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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Adj. | 1. | inhabitable - fit for habitation; "the habitable world" |
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Translations
صالِح للسَّكَن
obyvatelný
beboelig
íbúîarhæfur
yaşanabilir
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inhabitable
adj → bewohnbar
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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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