as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
the habitants of Indiana are nicknamed "Hoosiers"
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Recent Examples of habitant
Unlike conventional designs, Cabin of Maze is designed to disorient, challenge, and surprise its habitants though its meandering corridors and passageways.
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New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
Hippo Cove holds up to four hippos, so if one of the females gets pregnant and has a baby, then a current habitant will have to go.
—The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
In many cases this summer, habitants of homeless encampments are having to pick up their belongings and find a new place to pitch their tent.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
The bar already has its particular audience -- the military, students and young professionals of the creative industries, some actors and painters -- typical habitants of the Podil district of Kyiv, popular with its cultural places.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 2 June 2023
Meanwhile, a deadly, self-replicating, microparticle structure is growing exponentially, eating the jungle and killing nearby tribal habitants.
—Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
The early-morning habitants have presented an unsafe environment to BART and Muni employees who open the stations or report to work early.
—Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2018
Opened in February, the cabane has already received gushing accolades from restaurant critics for its gastronomic take on classic habitant fare.
—Elizabeth Warkentin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2018
New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
Hippo Cove holds up to four hippos, so if one of the females gets pregnant and has a baby, then a current habitant will have to go.
—The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
In many cases this summer, habitants of homeless encampments are having to pick up their belongings and find a new place to pitch their tent.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
The bar already has its particular audience -- the military, students and young professionals of the creative industries, some actors and painters -- typical habitants of the Podil district of Kyiv, popular with its cultural places.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 2 June 2023
Meanwhile, a deadly, self-replicating, microparticle structure is growing exponentially, eating the jungle and killing nearby tribal habitants.
—Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
The early-morning habitants have presented an unsafe environment to BART and Muni employees who open the stations or report to work early.
—Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2018
Opened in February, the cabane has already received gushing accolades from restaurant critics for its gastronomic take on classic habitant fare.
—Elizabeth Warkentin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitant
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Highway 550 plows below the southwestern edge of the Pueblo, known to its Native inhabitants as Tamaya; to the east and south, I-25 barrels along from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, impeding the movements of elk, pronghorn antelope, mountain lions, and other species.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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Researchers hope the discovery will provide some new insights about the first inhabitants of Western Europe during the Early Pleistocene epoch.—
Bradford Betz,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Olson said the city has been fielding many questions from residents regarding having the police headquarters on the western side of Lake Forest and would that impact response times.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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The construction financing from the California Municipal Finance Authority carries no obligations for the city, which initially approved the project in 2022 despite residents’ concerns about parking and density.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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The country has seen the pendulum swing back and forth wildly in recent years, so all career government employees should think beyond just the next four years, because too much praise for the current occupant could be a problem down the road.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Two cars had collided, killing both occupants of one vehicle, according to police.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Habitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitant. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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