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Habitant

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hab⋅it⋅ant

1  [hab-i-tuhnt]
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–noun
an inhabitant.
Origin:
1480–90; < L habitant- (s. of habitāns), prp. of habitāre to inhabit. See habitat, -ant

ha⋅bi⋅tant

2  [hab-i-tuhnt; Fr. a-bee-tahn]
–noun, plural ha⋅bi⋅tants  [hab-i-tuhnts; Fr. a-bee-tahn] .
1. a French settler in Canada or Louisiana, or a descendant of one, esp. a farmer.
2. Canadian. a Canadian of French speech and culture, esp. one residing in the province of Quebec.
Origin:
1780–90; < F, prp. of habiter < L habitāre to inhabit
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hab·i·tant   (hāb'ĭ-tənt)   
n.  

  1. An inhabitant.

  2. also ha·bi·tan (ā'bē-täɴ') An inhabitant of French descent living in Canada, especially Quebec, or in Louisiana.


[Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of habiter, to dwell, from Latin habitāre; see habitable.]
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