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ha⋅bi⋅tan

[Fr. a-bee-tahn]
–noun, plural -tans [-tahn] .
habitant 2 .
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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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