uninhabited
adjective
un·in·hab·it·ed
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Definition of uninhabited
: not occupied or lived in by people : not inhabited
an uninhabited island/house
Examples of uninhabited in a Sentence
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Ballard was drawn to this uninhabited island by evidence collected by the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR). — National Geographic, "‘Tantalizing clue’ marks end of Amelia Earhart expedition," 26 Aug. 2019 The territorial dispute centers on five small, uninhabited islands controlled by Japan and known here as the Senkakus but claimed by China, which calls them the Diaoyu, as well as by Taiwan. — Washington Post, "Japan builds an ‘island wall’ to counter China’s intensifying military, territorial incursions," 21 Aug. 2019 These 14 mostly uninhabited islands are about 25 miles northwest of Juneau and can be reached by floatplane or boat. — Peter Kujawinski, New York Times, "Rich in Surprises and Secrets, There’s a State Park Waiting for You," 29 July 2019 There are also more than a dozen small, uninhabited islands. — Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, "For Sale in Malta: A Path to EU Citizenship," 11 July 2019 In striking photos captured by satellites and astronauts on the International Space Station, smoke is seen billowing from the volcano on Raikoke, located northeast of Japan, as the uninhabited island saw its first volcanic eruption since 1924. — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, "Volcano was dormant for almost 100 years. It just erupted in 'spectacular' fashion," 27 June 2019 And the reef in the picture was part of tiny Nikumaroro Island, in the mostly uninhabited Phoenix Islands. — Julie Cohn, BostonGlobe.com, "Finding Amelia Earhart’s plane seemed impossible. Then came a startling clue," 12 Aug. 2019 And the reef in the picture was part of tiny Nikumaroro Island, in the mostly uninhabited Phoenix Islands. — New York Times, "Finding Amelia Earhart’s Plane Seemed Impossible. Then Came a Startling Clue.," 12 Aug. 2019 The islands, which are largely barren and uninhabited, have continued to divide the two countries throughout the postwar period. — Brad Lendon, CNN, "Why Russia and China are wading into a centuries' old dispute over a tiny island cluster," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'uninhabited.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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uninhabited
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of uninhabited
of a place
: not lived in by people
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uninhabited
adjective
un·in·hab·it·ed
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Kids Definition of uninhabited
: not lived in or on
an uninhabited island
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