habitation

[ hab-i-tey-shuhn ]

/ ˌhæb ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

a place of residence; dwelling; abode.

the act of inhabiting; occupancy by inhabitants.

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

Nearby words

habitable, habitan, habitancy, habitant, habitat, habitation, habited, habitual, habitual abortion, habituate, habituation

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; see habitat) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR habitation

1 lodgings, home, domicile, quarters.

Related forms

hab·i·ta·tion·al, adjectivein·ter·hab·i·ta·tion, nounnon·hab·i·ta·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for habitational

habitation

/ (ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən) /

noun

a dwelling place

occupation of a dwelling place

Derived Forms

habitational, adjective

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