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Inhabitancy Definition & Meaning

inhabitancy
noun
  1. the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony"

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What does inhabitancy mean?
the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony"
What part of speech is inhabitancy?
Inhabitancy is a noun.

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