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Inhabitants Local Make Money Tourists Town People Country

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Keyword inhabitant
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence ?
Error Sentence The inhabitants certainly know how to make money from tourists.
Correct Sentence The local inhabitants certainly know how to make money from tourists.
Cloze Error Sentence The [[ ]] inhabitants certainly know how to make money from tourists.
Cloze Sentence The [[local]] inhabitants certainly know how to make money from tourists.
Cloze Answer local
Choices _ | local
Explanation

The inhabitants of a particular town, country or area are the people who live there, especially considered in terms of quantity or history: 'Just ten years ago the town had only 12,000 inhabitants.' 'The first inhabitants of the island planted coffee beans.'

To refer to the people living in and around a village or town, who have shared interests and activities, use local inhabitants/local residents/ local population or (in informal styles) locals: 'The local residents are against the motorway proposal.'

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