habitation

American  

[hab-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌhæb ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. a place of residence; dwelling; abode.

   Synonyms:

   domicile , home

2. the act of inhabiting; occupancy by inhabitants.

3. a colony or settlement; community.

   Each of the scattered habitations consisted of a small number of huts.

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habitation British  

/ ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. a dwelling place

2. occupation of a dwelling place

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Other Word Forms

• habitational adjective
• interhabitation noun
• nonhabitation noun

Etymology

Origin of habitation

1325–75; Middle English ( h ) abitacioun (< Anglo-French ) < Latin habitātiōn- (stem of habitātiō ) a dwelling, equivalent to habitāt ( us ) inhabited (past participle of habitāre; habitat ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Each site represents a different stage in the long sequence of habitation across this region.

From Science Daily

Some of these have been hijacked and are unfit for human habitation.

From BBC

"The building itself is hardly fit for long-term habitation: sheet metal walls, shoddy construction, the look and feel of a temporary warehouse rather than a permanent facility," Santos wrote.

From BBC

"This was a literate, urban society where people had separate spaces for habitation, burial practices and industrial work," Mr Kumar says, noting it's the first large, well-defined ancient urban settlement found in southern India.

From BBC

Verrelli spent nine years in Arizona, an arid environment where many organisms struggle to survive, but that has now been altered and made more hospitable by human habitation.

From Salon