un ‧ oc ‧ cu ‧ pied /ʌnˈɒkjəpaɪd, ʌnˈɒkjʊpaɪd $ -ˈɑːk-/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . a seat, house, room etc that is unoccupied has no one in it
2 . an unoccupied country or area is not controlled by the enemy during a war
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THESAURUS
■ with no people
▪ empty 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.
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the empty streets
▪ free used about a seat, space, or room that is available to use because no one else is using it:
Is this seat free?
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There are never any parking spaces free at this time of day.
▪ vacant used about a room or building that is available for people to pay to use:
a vacant apartment
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The next guesthouse we tried had a couple of rooms vacant.
▪ deserted 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
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It was three o'clock in the morning and the streets were deserted.
▪ uninhabited /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəd◂, ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəd◂/ used about a place that has no people living in it, especially permanently:
an uninhabited island
▪ unoccupied /ʌnˈɒkjəpaɪd, ʌnˈɒkjʊpaɪd $ -ˈɑːk-/ especially written used about a house, room, or office that no one is living in or using at the moment:
unoccupied buildings
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Burglaries frequently happen when people are on holiday and their house is unoccupied.