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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUninhabited
/ˌʌn.ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Having no people living there; unoccupied.
"The explorers sailed past several small, uninhabited islands."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix un- (meaning 'not') combined with inhabited, which stems from the Latin inhabitare (to dwell in, occupy). The Latin root combines in- (in, upon) and habitare (to dwell, frequent, stay), tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰabʰ- (to give, hold).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Uninhabited" is said worldwide
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inoccupé
Transliteration: inoccupé
"Cette île est totalement inhabitée."
unbewohnt
Transliteration: unbewohnt
"Die Insel ist völlig unbewohnt."
disabitato
Transliteration: disabitato
"Quell'isola è completamente disabitata."
deshabitado
Transliteration: deshabitado
"Encontraron refugio en una isla deshabitada."
desabitado
Transliteration: desabitado
"Eles exploraram uma ilha desabitada."
निर्जन
Transliteration: nirjan
"यह द्वीप पूरी तरह से निर्जन है।"
无人居住的
Transliteration: wú rén jū zhù de
"这座岛屿荒无人烟。"
무인의
Transliteration: muin-ui
"그들은 무인도에 도착했습니다."
無人手
Transliteration: mujintō
Script: 無人島
"その船は無人島で発見された。"
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