uninhabitedun‧in‧hab‧it‧ed /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd◂/ adjective 
an uninhabited island► see thesaurus at empty
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Access to this remote uninhabited Himalayan mountain is via high snow-covered passes.
- an uninhabited island
- Most of the islands in Clear Bay are uninhabited.
- Both groups need to leave and are intending to settle on a previously uninhabited planet.
- Laxford Bridge is a welcome uninhabited oasis amongst shaggy surroundings.
- Offshore, there's a maze of islands, many uninhabited.
- One can feel responsibility without feeling love, otherwise the world would be uninhabited.
- The centre is vast and uninhabited.
- The land, relentlessly monotone in all but a few summer weeks of feverish flowering, is almost uninhabited.
- The two seek refuge on an uninhabited island.
- Victorine Meurent lived in another system of reference, in a narrative as yet unformulated and uncodified, but not uninhabited.
THESAURUSwith no people
used about a place that has no one in it or no one using it: · There were no lights on and the house looked empty.· the empty streets
used about a seat, space, or room that is available to use because no one else is using it: · Is this seat free?· There are never any parking spaces free at this time of day.
used about a room or building that is available for people to pay to use: · a vacant apartment· The next guesthouse we tried had a couple of rooms vacant.
used about a place that is quiet because there is no one there, or because the people who used to be there have left: · a deserted village· It was three o'clock in the morning and the streets were deserted.
used about a place that has no people living in it, especially permanently: · an uninhabited island
especially written used about a house, room, or office that no one is living in or using at the moment: · unoccupied buildings· Burglaries frequently happen when people are on holiday and their house is unoccupied.
Longman Language Activatorplace/area of land a place that is empty has no-one in it: · It was 2 o'clock in the morning and the streets were completely empty.
a place that is deserted is empty and quiet because there is no one there, or the people who are usually there have left: · The beach was deserted and unsafe for bathing according to the guidebook.· We passed through several deserted villages whose inhabitants had fled.
an area or place that is uninhabited has no people living in it: · Most of the islands in Clear Bay are uninhabited.· Access to this remote uninhabited Himalayan mountain is via high snow-covered passes.
an area that is desolate is empty and sad-looking, because there are no people there, no trees or plants growing, and nothing attractive to see: · We looked out over a desolate landscape of bare trees and stony fields.· The little mining town was desolate and ugly.· the desolate terrain of the moon
a town that is empty because all the people have left: become/turn into a ghost town: · Since the closing of the coal mines the place has become a ghost town.· By March the population had been evacuated, and Verdun had become a ghost town.
an area of land, especially in a city, that is empty, ugly, and unused: · The area down by the docks is just a wasteland.· Detectives discovered the man's body dumped on wasteland near the railway.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY an uninhabited islandCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an uninhabited place does not have anyone living there SYN deserted: an uninhabited island (=one where nobody lives)· There are over a thousand uninhabited islands in the seas around Greece.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· The two seek refuge on an uninhabited island.· The new airport was to be built at Chek Lap Kok, a largely uninhabited island north of Lantau island.· It turns the fan at a public toilet on an uninhabited island in Boston Harbor.
an uninhabited island► see thesaurus at empty