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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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357 words match “INHABITANT”

A native or inhabitant of Persia.

A native or an inhabitant of Peru. Peruvian balsam. See Balsam of Peru, under Balsam. -- Peruvian bark, the bitter bark of trees of various species of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy for malarial diseases. This property is due to several alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc., and their compoun…

PHILADELPHIAN n.

A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia.

A native or an inhabitant of Philippi.

A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine.

A native or inhabitant of Phoenica.

PHRYGIAN a. 2 definitions

Of or pertaining to Phrygia, or to its inhabitants. Phrygian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek modes, very bold and vehement in style; -- so called because fabled to have been invented by the Phrygian Marsyas. Moore (Encyc. of Music). -- Phrygian stone, a light, spongy stone, resembling a pumice, -- used by the an…

Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Pole.

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. -- n.

A native or inhabitant of Pomerania. Pomeranian dog (Zoöl.), the loup-loup, or Spitz dog.

To furnish with inhabitants, either by natural increase or by immigration or colonization; to cause to be inhabited; to people.

POPULATION n. 2 definitions

The act or process of populating; multiplication of inhabitants.

Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country. Heaven, yet populous, retains Number sufficient to possess her realms. Milton.

An inhabitant or burgess of a port, esp. of one of the Cinque Ports.

PORTUGUESE a. 2 definitions

Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl.

An inhabitant of the earth before Adam.

PROVENCAL a. 2 definitions

Of or pertaining to Provence or its inhabitants.

Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province; not cosmopolitan; countrified; not polished; rude; hence, narrow; illiberal. "Provincial airs and graces." Macaulay.