adjective
uninhabited
uhn-ihn-HAB-ih-tihd
adjective
1
Having no inhabitants; not lived in.
"The ship drifted onto an uninhabited island."
"Most of the interior is uninhabited desert."
How to Use Uninhabited
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEmpty of people — nobody actually lives there.
Common pairings
uninhabited island
remain uninhabited
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Etymology
From un- + inhabited.