🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

habité

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.bi.te/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inhabited/ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Cette vallée est habitée depuis des siècles."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Occupied; having inhabitants or dwellers; lived in.

    "The remote island appeared desolate, but several parts of it were actually inhabited by local fishermen."
  2. 2

    Of a place, populated rather than vacant or deserted.

    "Astronomers search for planets that are inhabited by intelligent life forms."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English verb inhabit, originating from the Latin inhabitare, formed from in- (in, upon) + habitare (to dwell, frequent). The participial adjective form has been used historically to describe lands, dwellings, or regions occupied by settlers or indigenous populations.

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