Definitions

inhabitants

[in-hab-i-tuhnts] / ɪnˈhæb ɪ tənts /

NOUN

country

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community land people public region society state

STRONG

citizenry citizens commonwealth constituents electors homeland kingdom polity populace realm soil terrain voters

WEAK

grassroots native land patria sovereign state

Antonyms

WEAK

city metropolis urbanity

NOUN

folk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community family group people public

STRONG

clan confederation house household kin kindred lineage masses nation nationality population proletariat race settlement society state stock tribe

WEAK

body politic culture group ethnic group general public menage ménage

NOUN

people

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community crowd family folk nation population public society

STRONG

bodies bourgeois citizens clan commonality folks heads herd horde humanity humankind humans kin masses mob mortals multitude nationality persons plebeians populace proletariat race tribe

WEAK

John/Jane Q. Public body politic common people general public hoi polloi human race person in the street rabble rank and file riffraff

Antonyms

WEAK

animals plants

Example Sentences

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Inhabitants of the Romanian city of Galati, near the border with Ukraine, expressed fear, bewilderment and anger on Friday after a drone crashed into a residential building, wounding two people during the night.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Inhabitants of the town of Grindavik described being whisked from their homes in the early hours of Saturday as the ground shook, roads cracked and buildings suffered structural damage.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

"Inhabitants felt unsafe and and we tried to do something for them," said Mr Ciolacu.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

Inhabitants exchange greetings in Purepecha as they pass each other in the narrow streets.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2022

Inhabitants of Rennell Island, a traditional Polynesian island that did not become Westernized until the 1930s, told me that Westernization yielded the wonderful side benefit that the island became quiet.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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