uninhabited
adjective
un·in·hab·it·ed
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-təd 
: not occupied or lived in by people : not inhabited
an uninhabited island/house
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The uninhabited island, which is less than one mile long, is a part of the larger Princess Alexandra National Park.
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
About the size of a washing machine, Draco would purposely pile-drive itself over an ocean uninhabited area just some 12 hours after being put into Earth orbit.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The whiplash on tariffs calls back to the early months of his return to office, when the status of tariffs on imports from countries, ranging from our biggest trade partners to an uninhabited island, was dizzying.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
One of the best views should be around Scoresby Sund, East Greenland’s remote and virtually uninhabited fjord system.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
About the size of a washing machine, Draco would purposely pile-drive itself over an ocean uninhabited area just some 12 hours after being put into Earth orbit.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The whiplash on tariffs calls back to the early months of his return to office, when the status of tariffs on imports from countries, ranging from our biggest trade partners to an uninhabited island, was dizzying.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
One of the best views should be around Scoresby Sund, East Greenland’s remote and virtually uninhabited fjord system.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Uninhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabited. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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