abitante
inhabitant
noun ah-bee-TAHN-teh Less Common
Origin: from Latin habitare 'to dwell'
Also means
resident
Usage Note
Abitante keeps one form for both genders (un/una abitante) and pluralizes to abitanti. It commonly appears in population figures, as in una città di un milione di abitanti.
Examples
"La città ha molti abitanti."
Natural Translation
The city has many inhabitants.
Literal Translation
The city has many inhabitants.

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