Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having no residents; not inhabited.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not inhabited; having no inhabitants: as, an uninhabited island.
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- adjective not
inhabited ; having noinhabitants
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not having inhabitants; not lived in
Etymologies
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Examples
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Neither are so-called “industrial-use” products, even ozone generators, sold to and intended for use by professionals in uninhabited spaces.
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Given the speeds and the fact that satellite phones offer better coverage primarily in uninhabited, rural areas, but not underground or inside buildings, where most consumers experience dropped calls, I think the consumer opportunity is pretty small.
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The earth is largely uninhabited from the perspective of geographical area.
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Let us hope that some of the islands remain uninhabited, so that these unfortunate brutes may escape being exterminated entirely.
As I Please 1945
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They had built huts in uninhabited places, or made a twisted bower of strong green creepers, and lived their primitive paradisal life wanting nothing but each other; sometimes, through accidents and illness, they had nursed each other, with such unwearied tenderness that death himself had to withdraw, defeated by love.
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They had built huts in uninhabited places, or made a twisted bower of strong green creepers, and lived their primitive paradisal life wanting nothing but each other; sometimes, through accidents and illness, they had nursed each other, with such unwearied tenderness that death himself had to withdraw, defeated by love.
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As we were in uninhabited country, and expected to be for a month or more, the appearance of four men and some camels was a welcome sight and the occasion of marked politeness on both sides, Mr. Rijnhart presenting them with some bread, and Rahim exchanging tobacco with them.
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He was referring to the uninhabited stretch of desert northwest of the city where many of the murdered women’s bodies had been found.
THE DAUGHTERS OF JUÁREZ TERESA RODRIGUEZ 2007
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Gen. Angus Watt, has ordered the program fast-tracked, and his staff plan to give special consideration to companies that can quickly deliver the so-called uninhabited aerial vehicles or UAVs.
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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Gen. Angus Watt, has ordered the program fast-tracked, and his staff plan to give special consideration to companies that can quickly deliver the so-called uninhabited aerial vehicles or UAVs...
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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