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unoccupied

[ uhn-ok-yuh-pahyd ]

adjective

  1. without occupants; empty; vacant.
  2. not held or controlled by invading forces:

    unoccupied nations.

  3. not busy or active; idle; not gainfully employed:

    an unoccupied person.

  4. without inhabitants; deserted.


unoccupied

/ ÊŒ²Ôˈɒ°ìÂáÊŠËŒ±è²¹Éª»å /

adjective

  1. (of a building) without occupants
  2. unemployed or idle
  3. (of an area or country) not overrun by foreign troops
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of unoccupied1

1350–1400; Middle English; un- 1, occupy ( def ), -ed 2( def )
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Temporary classrooms have been used for lessons since September, but the kitchen and dining hall remain unoccupied with meals cooked offsite and transported to the marquee.

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“Fortunately, this happened overnight when the property was unoccupied,†authorities wrote in a news release.

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His body near an unoccupied vehicle a week later.

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The unoccupied vehicle had reportedly stopped at a red light when it was surrounded.

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"Such objects are usually designed to burn up as they re-enter the Earth's atmosphere or to fall over unoccupied areas, such as the oceans," its statement said the next day.

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