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dwellers

/ˈdwɛlərz/ /ˈdwɛləs/

Meanings
noun
An inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen.

Examples :

"The new couple are apartment dwellers."
person environment animal place

Related Words

Illustration apartment

apartment noun

/əˈpɑːt.mənt/ /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/

A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

"My sister found a small apartment near the university for her first year of college. "

Illustration new

new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

"Out with the old, in with the new."

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration couple

couple noun

/ˈkʌpəl/

Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.

"The couple next door often walks their dog together in the park. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration place

place noun

/pleɪs/

(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.

"The park is a good place to relax after school. "

Illustration inhabitant

inhabitant noun

/ɪnˈhæ.bɪ.tənt/

Someone or thing who lives in a place.

"The town's newest inhabitant is a young family with two children. "

Illustration specific

specific noun

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/

A distinguishing attribute or quality.

"The specific of her success was her dedication to studying. "

Illustration are

are noun

/ɛə/ /ɛəɹ/

An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

"The old blueprints for the house used the are as a unit of measurement. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration an

an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

Illustration denizen

denizen noun

/ˈdɛn.ɪ.zən/

An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.

"The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep."