inhabited world

collocation in English

meaningsofinhabitandworld

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inhabit
verb[T often passive]
uk
/ɪnˈhæb.ɪt/us
/ɪnˈhæb.ɪt/
to live in ...
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world
noun
uk
/wɜːld/us
/wɝːld/
the earth and all the people, places, and things ...
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(Definition ofinhabitandworldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Most scholars agreed that the latitude of 66° constituted the boundary of theinhabitedworld.
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Consequently, even if a virtuous universal regime were possible, each part of theinhabitedworldunder its rule would possess a different religion.
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Although there are some discrepancies with regard to the figures given in these works (cf. below), both accounts basically yield the same picture of theinhabitedworld.
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Sheep husbandry is practised throughout the majority of theinhabitedworld, and has been fundamental to many civilizations.
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Strabo believed the promontory was the most westerly point of the wholeinhabitedworld.
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One is a binary star, and also on the charts as aninhabitedworld, though with a question as to where its status should be indicated.
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All these planets constituted an infinite number of inhabited worlds, a philosophical position known as cosmic pluralism.
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Artifacts can be present on lifeless worlds and inhabited worlds, although taking them from planets occupied by sapient beings angers the inhabitants.
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It includes many inhabited worlds, some of which have only a single settlement, others of which are civilized to a degree.
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And the ruthless conquerors from space, who never knew doubt, as throughout millennia they have subdued thousands of inhabited worlds.
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Kirk justifies his actions by maintaining that the creature is an intelligent predator and a serious threat to inhabited worlds.
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