uninhabited

adjective/ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/

Frequency rank: #12,978 most common English word

Meaning

Having no people living there; not occupied by inhabitants.

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Example sentence

The explorers set up camp on uninhabited land that no human had ever settled.

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