inhabitants

[in-hab-i-tuhnts] / ɪnˈhæb ɪ tənts /

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country n.
folk n.
people n.

NOUN

country

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community land people public region society state

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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

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inhabitants

A BAS team sailed for 15 days to reach the island and study its avian inhabitants, using drones, aerial photography and fitting tracking devices to 20 birds.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

City officials deemed nine oceanfront homes unsafe for inhabitants as of Wednesday night, “red-tagging” them — adding two from prior evaluations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

“The inhabitants of Zvernec have a message for Rama,” she added, standing up a little taller.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

When Alicia enters the Nazis’ sumptuous Rio house to spy on its inhabitants, she is greeted by Schumann piano music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

She tried to imagine the inhabitants of the ruined house in their new country, but she knew too little about it.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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