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What does "inhospitable" mean?

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Rebecca

An "inhospitable" place or area is somewhere that is not suitable for humans to live in. Ex: They had to trek for miles through inhospitable countryside. Ex: Antarctica is an inhospitable environment. The term "inhospitable" can also mean that a person is not welcoming or generous to people who visit them. Ex: I'll have to cook them a meal or they'll think I'm inhospitable.

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