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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inhabitant \In*hab"it*ant\, n. [L. inhabitans, -antis, p. pr of inhabitare.] 1. One who dwells or resides permanently in a place as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as an inhabitant of a house, a town, a city, county, or state. ``Frail inhabitants of earth.'' --Cowper. In this place they report that they saw inhabitants which were very fair and fat people. --Abp. Abbot. 2. (Law) One who has a legal settlement in a town, city, or parish; a permanent resident. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inhabitant n : a person who lives in a particular place [syn: {dweller}, {denizen}]
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