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habitation

[ hab-i-tey-shuhn ]

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.



habitation

/ ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. a dwelling place
  2. occupation of a dwelling place


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Derived Forms

  • ˌhabiˈtational, adjective

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Other Words From

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of habitation1

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

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Example Sentences

Apparently campaign staffers and volunteers had been living in the building considered unsafe for human habitation.

And one strong gust of wind could blow the whole edifice of human habitation away.

The recent Cancerian theme of creativity bleeds into the domestic sector, opening the door on imaginative modes of habitation.

Commenons, comme l'on dict, de chez nous, de la maison et habitation; puis nous sortirons dehors.

Et au partir de l tira ledit Sieur au Port Royal lieu de son habitation.

It would not have been an unsightly spot if the marks of the habitation of poor and careless folk had been wiped away.

And Asor shall be a habitation for dragons, desolate for ever: no man shall abide there, nor son of man inhabit it.

I have, therefore, thought it expedient to enliven with paintings the whole habitation of the saint.

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