Collocations for "inhabit"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "inhabit" in context.
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inhabit
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- are known to inhabit the islands
- the island is inhabited by
- inhabit these [waters, places, regions]
- inhabit different [parts, areas, regions, environments]
- inhabited by natives
- used to be inhabited by
- inhabited for (over) [a thousand years]
- inhabited in [prehistoric, ancient, Neolithic] times
- inhabited by [humans] since [prehistoric] times
- over [1000] species of insects inhabit the [area, island, region]
- is (only) sparsely inhabited (by)
- was [once, originally, first] inhabited by
- is [mostly, mainly] inhabited by (students)
- [land, plains, a jungle] inhabited by (rare birds)
- the [people, rich, hipsters] inhabiting the area
'inhabit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):