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De - Pt| English Dictionary: inhabitant | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Inhabitant \In*hab"it*ant\, n. [L. inhabitans, -antis, p. pr. of inhabitare.] 1. One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as, an inhabitant of a house, a town, a city, county, or state. [bd]Frail inhabitants of earth.[b8] --Cowper. In this place, they report that they saw inhabitants which were very fair and fat people. --Abp. Abbot. 2. (Law) One who has a legal settlement in a town, city, or parish; a permanent resident. | |
