inhabitant
noun
in·hab·i·tant
in-ˈha-bə-tənt 
: one that occupies a particular place regularly, routinely, or for a period of time
inhabitants of large cities
the tapeworm is an inhabitant of the intestine
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the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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Two days ago, the president of the United States declared his intention to assume long-term ownership of the Gaza Strip, turn the coastal enclave into a real-estate-development heaven, and permanently remove its Palestinian inhabitants to other countries.
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
In addition to wrecking the forge, Confederate soldiers carried off its Black inhabitants for enslavement in Virginia and beyond.
—Robert Colby, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Roger is a journalist commissioned to write a long essay about how this part of New York City has matured, especially for its Black inhabitants, while Casey owns an art gallery that’s being engulfed by gentrification.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Within the video game industry, there’s been reactionary movements against including minorities and marginalized groups, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s lack of non-white characters caused a certain type of audience to rally around the game because its world and inhabitants are majority white.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
In addition to wrecking the forge, Confederate soldiers carried off its Black inhabitants for enslavement in Virginia and beyond.
—Robert Colby, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Roger is a journalist commissioned to write a long essay about how this part of New York City has matured, especially for its Black inhabitants, while Casey owns an art gallery that’s being engulfed by gentrification.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Within the video game industry, there’s been reactionary movements against including minorities and marginalized groups, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s lack of non-white characters caused a certain type of audience to rally around the game because its world and inhabitants are majority white.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Inhabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabitant. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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