habitation

[ hab-i-tey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. a place of residence; dwelling; abode.

  2. the act of inhabiting; occupancy by inhabitants.

  1. a colony or settlement; community: Each of the scattered habitations consisted of a small number of huts.

Origin of habitation

1
1325–75; Middle English (h)abitacioun (<Anglo-French ) <Latin habitātiōn- (stem of habitātiō) a dwelling, equivalent to habitāt(us) inhabited (past participle of habitāre;see habitat) + -iōn--ion

Other words for habitation

Other words from habitation

  • hab·i·ta·tion·al, adjective
  • in·ter·hab·i·ta·tion, noun
  • non·hab·i·ta·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for habitation

habitation

/ (ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a dwelling place

  2. occupation of a dwelling place

Derived forms of habitation

  • habitational, adjective

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