15
inhabited(verb, adjective, inhabited, tenanted, lived)
9
occupied(verb, adjective, busy, working, settled)
7
populous(adjective, busy, dense, occupied, working)
6
settled(verb, adjective, busy, occupied, working)
4
colonized(verb, adjective, occupied, settled, tenanted)
4
peopled(verb, adjective, busy, occupied, working)
3
colonised
3
dwelled(verb, inhabited)
3
resided(verb, inhabited)
2
close(adjective, full, tight, dense, profuse)
2
dense(adjective, profuse, impenetrable, crowded, overcrowded)
2
populate
2
tenanted(verb, adjective, occupied, settled, inhabited)
2
thick(adjective, dense, profuse, packed, impenetrable)
1
lived
1
lodged(verb, inhabited)
1
abundant(dense, profuse, impenetrable)
1
cohabited
1
consisted
1
crowded(adjective, dense, profuse, impenetrable, overcrowded)
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