inhabitant

Definitions of inhabitant

n a person who inhabits a particular place

Synonyms:: denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller

Examples:: show 19 examples...; hide 19 examples...; Agrippina the Elder
granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33); Agrippina the Younger
wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero; Alcaeus
Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC); Alcibiades
ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC); Antigonus Cyclops
a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC); Arminius
German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19); Artaxerxes I
king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC); Artaxerxes II
king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC); Athelstan
the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939); Clovis I
king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his name was rendered as Gallic `Louis' (466-511); Demetrius Poliorcetes
son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC); Demosthenes
Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC); Draco
Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC); Lysimachus
Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus he defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at the battle of Ipsus (circa 355-281 BC); Philemon
(New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul; Sappho
the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC); Seleucus I Nicator
Macedonian general who accompanied Alexander the Great into Asia; founded a line of kings who reigned in Asia Minor until 65 BC (358-281 BC); Socrates
ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC); Tenzing Norgay
Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986)

Types:: show 235 types...; hide 235 types...; Asian, Asiatic
a native or inhabitant of Asia; European
a native or inhabitant of Europe; Aussie, Australian
a native or inhabitant of Australia; Austronesian
a native or inhabitant of Austronesia; Kiwi, New Zealander
a native or inhabitant of New Zealand; American
a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country; American
a native or inhabitant of the United States; Alsatian
a native or inhabitant of Alsace; borderer
an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England); cottage dweller, cottager
someone who lives in a cottage; easterner
an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.; Galilaean, Galilean
an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ); Hittite
a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC; island-dweller, islander
an inhabitant of an island; landlubber, landman, landsman
a person who lives and works on land; Latin
an inhabitant of ancient Latium; liver
someone who lives in a place; marcher
an inhabitant of a border district; Nazarene
an inhabitant of Nazareth; Northerner
an inhabitant of the North; Numidian
an inhabitant of ancient Numidia; Occidental
a native inhabitant of the Occident; Philistine
a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC; Phrygian
a native or inhabitant of Phrygia; plainsman
an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America); occupant, occupier, resident
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there; earthling, earthman, tellurian, worldling
an inhabitant of the earth; Trinidadian
inhabitant or native of Trinidad; villager
one who has lived in a village most of their life; westerner
an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.; African American, African-American, Afro-American, Black American
an American whose ancestors were born in Africa; Asian American
an American who is of Asian descent; Oriental, oriental person
a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans); Indian
a native or inhabitant of India; Abo, Aboriginal, Aborigine, Australian Aborigine, native Australian
a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived; Eurafrican
a person of mixed European and African descent; Eurasian
a person of mixed European and Asian descent; sahib
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name; Celt, Kelt
a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times; Frank
a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century; Teuton
a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans; Afghan, Afghanistani
a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; Albanian
a native or inhabitant of Albania; Altaic
any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group; Armenian
a native or inhabitant of Armenia; Andorran
a native or inhabitant of Andorra; Austrian
a native or inhabitant of Austria; Bangladeshi
a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh; Basque
a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain; Bengali
(Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus); Belgian
a native or inhabitant of Belgium; Bhutanese, Bhutani
a native or inhabitant of Bhutan; Bulgarian
a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria; Burmese
a native or inhabitant of Myanmar; Belorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian
a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia; Byzantine
a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire; Cambodian, Kampuchean
a native or inhabitant of Cambodia; Chinese
a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China; Cyprian, Cypriot, Cypriote
a native or inhabitant of Cyprus; Czech, Czechoslovak, Czechoslovakian
a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia; Czech
a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic; Slovak
a native or inhabitant of Slovakia; Dane
a native or inhabitant of Denmark; East Indian
a native or inhabitant of the East Indies; Brit, Britisher, Briton
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain; Angle
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; Saxon
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest; Jute
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons; Langobard, Lombard
a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century; Finn
a native or inhabitant of Finland; Latvian
a native or inhabitant of Latvia; Lithuanian
a native or inhabitant of Lithuania; French person, Frenchman, Frenchwoman
a person of French nationality; Balkan
an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula; Creole
a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana); Creole
a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America; Cretan
a native or inhabitant of Crete; Greek, Hellene
a native or inhabitant of Greece; Thracian
an inhabitant of ancient Thrace; Malay, Malayan
a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago; Dutchman, Hollander, Netherlander
a native or inhabitant of Holland; Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India; Hmong, Miao
a people living traditionally in mountain villages in southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam and Laos and Thailand; many have emigrated to the United States; Hungarian, Magyar
a native or inhabitant of Hungary; Icelander
a native or inhabitant of Iceland; Indonesian
a native or inhabitant of Indonesia; Irani, Iranian, Persian
a native or inhabitant of Iran; Iraki, Iraqi
a native or inhabitant of Iraq; Irelander, Irish person
a native or inhabitant of Ireland; Israelite
a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel; Israeli
a native or inhabitant of Israel; Italian
a native or inhabitant of Italy; Roman
an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire; Japanese, Nipponese
a native or inhabitant of Japan; Jordanian
a native or inhabitant of Jordan; Korean
a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language; Kurd
a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state; Kuwaiti
a native or inhabitant of Kuwait; Lao, Laotian
a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais; Lapp, Lapplander, Saame, Saami, Same, Sami
a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer; Latin American, Latino
a native of Latin America; Lebanese
a native or inhabitant of Lebanon; Liechtensteiner
a native or inhabitant of Liechtenstein; Luxembourger, Luxemburger
a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg; Macedonian
a native or inhabitant of Macedon; Malaysian
a native or inhabitant of Malaysia; Maldivan, Maldivian
a native or inhabitant of Maldives; Nauruan
a native or inhabitant of Nauru; Nepalese, Nepali
a native or inhabitant of Nepal; North American
a native or inhabitant of North America; Norse, Norseman, Norwegian
a native or inhabitant of Norway; Pakistani
a native or inhabitant of Pakistan; Parthian
a native or inhabitant of Parthia; Pole
a native or inhabitant of Poland; Polynesian
a native or inhabitant of Polynesia; Portuguese
a native or inhabitant of Portugal; Romanian, Rumanian
a native or inhabitant of Romania; San Marinese
a native or inhabitant of San Marino; Norse, Northman, Scandinavian
an inhabitant of Scandinavia; Scot, Scotchman, Scotsman
a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Slovene
a native of Slovenia; South American
a native or inhabitant of South America; Spaniard
a native or inhabitant of Spain; Singhalese, Sinhalese
a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka; Swede
a native or inhabitant of Sweden; Sherpa
a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers; Syrian
a native or inhabitant of Syria; Taiwanese
a native or inhabitant of Taiwan; Tadzhik, Tajik
a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China; Siamese, Tai, Thai
a native or inhabitant of Thailand; Tibetan
a native or inhabitant of Tibet; Tyrolean
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol; Turki
any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language; Kazakhstani
a native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan; Ukranian
a native or inhabitant of the Ukraine; Anglo-American
an American who was born in Britain or one whose ancestors were British; Alabaman, Alabamian
a native or resident of Alabama; Alaskan
a native or resident of Alaska; Arizonan, Arizonian
a native or resident of Arizona; Arkansan, Arkansawyer
a native or resident of Arkansas; Bay Stater
a native or resident of Massachusetts; Bostonian
a native or resident of Boston; Californian
a native or resident of California; Carolinian
a native or resident of the Carolinas; Coloradan
a native or resident of Colorado; Connecticuter
a native or resident of Connecticut; Delawarean, Delawarian
a native or resident of Delaware; Floridian
a native or resident of Florida; Franco-American
an American who was born in France or whose ancestors were French; German American
an American who was born in Germany or whose ancestors were German; Georgian
a native or resident of the American state of Georgia; Hawaiian
a native or resident of Hawaii; Idahoan
a native or resident of Idaho; Illinoisan
a native or resident of Illinois; Hoosier, Indianan
a native or resident of Indiana; Iowan
a native or resident of Iowa; Kansan
a native or resident of Kansas; Bluegrass Stater, Kentuckian
a native or resident of Kentucky; Louisianan, Louisianian
a native or resident of Louisiana; Down Easter, Mainer
a native or resident of Maine; Marylander
a native or resident of Maryland; Michigander, Wolverine
a native or resident of Michigan; Gopher, Minnesotan
a native or resident of Minnesota; Mississippian
a native or resident of Mississippi; Missourian
a native or resident of Missouri; Montanan
a native or resident of Montana; Cornhusker, Nebraskan
a native or resident of Nebraska; Nevadan
a native or resident of Nevada; Granite Stater, New Hampshirite
a native or resident of New Hampshire; Garden Stater, New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
a native of resident of New Jersey; New Mexican
a native or resident of New Mexico; New Yorker
a native or resident of New York (especially of New York City); North Carolinian, Tarheel
a native or resident of North Carolina; North Dakotan
a native or resident of North Dakota; Buckeye, Ohioan
a native or resident of Ohio; Oklahoman, Sooner
a native or resident of Oklahoma; Beaver, Oregonian
a native or resident of Oregon; Keystone Stater, Pennsylvanian
a native or resident of Pennsylvania; Rhode Islander
a native or resident of Rhode Island; South Carolinian
a native or resident of South Carolina; South Dakotan
a native or resident of South Dakota; Tennessean, Volunteer
a native or resident of Tennessee; Texan
a native or resident of Texas; Utahan
a native or resident of Utah; Vermonter
a native or resident of Vermont; Virginian
a native or resident of Virginia; Washingtonian
a native or resident of the state of Washington; Washingtonian
a native or resident of the city of Washington; West Virginian
a native or resident of West Virginia; Badger, Wisconsinite
a native or resident of Wisconsin; Wyomingite
a native or resident of Wyoming; Puerto Rican
a native or resident of Puerto Rico; Yank, Yankee, Yankee-Doodle
an American (especially to non-Americans); Annamese, Vietnamese
a native or inhabitant of Vietnam; Cambrian, Cymry, Welsh, Welshman
a native or resident of Wales; Maltese
a native or inhabitant of Malta; German
a person of German nationality; Gibraltarian
a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar; Singaporean
an inhabitant of Singapore; Slovenian
a native or inhabitant of Slovenia; Sri Lankan
a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka; Dardan, Dardanian, Trojan
a native of ancient Troy; Jugoslav, Jugoslavian, Yugoslav, Yugoslavian
a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia; Alexandrian
a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt); Appalachian
a native or inhabitant of Appalachia; Bohemian
a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic; coaster
a resident of a coastal area; colonial
a resident of a colony; Colossian
a native or inhabitant of the city of Colossae in ancient Phrygia; dalesman
a person who lives in the dales of northern England; Dalmatian
a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia; Grecian
a native or resident of Greece; housemate
someone who resides in the same house with you; Iberian
a native or inhabitant of the Iberian Peninsula (especially in ancient times); Iberian
a native or inhabitant of Iberia in the Caucasus; inmate
one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital); Mesoamerican
a member of one of the various peoples inhabiting Mesoamerica; metropolitan
a person who lives in a metropolis; Monacan, Monegasque
a native or inhabitant of Monaco; Mongoloid
a member of the Mongoloid race; New Englander, Yankee
an American who lives in New England; Nisei
a person born in the United States of parents who emigrated from Japan; outlier
a person who lives away from his place of work; owner-occupier
an occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in; sojourner
a temporary resident; Southerner
an American who lives in the South; Hispanic, Hispanic American, Spanish American
an American whose first language is Spanish; stater
a resident of a particular state or group of states; suburbanite
a resident of a suburb; tenant
any occupant who dwells in a place; Timorese
a native or inhabitant of Timor; Tory
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution; towner, townsman
a resident of a town or city; West Indian
a native or inhabitant of the West Indies; Northerner, Yank, Yankee
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

Type of:: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being

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