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[hab-i-tuh
nt] 
–noun
| an inhabitant. |
ha⋅bi⋅tant
2 [hab-i-tuhnt; Fr. a-bee-tahn] –noun, plural ha⋅bi⋅tants [hab-i-tuhnts; Fr. a-bee-tahn] .
[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
1780–90; < F, prp. of habiter < L habitāre to inhabit
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| hab·i·tant (hāb'ĭ-tənt) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of habiter, to dwell, from Latin habitāre; see habitable.] |
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Habitant
Hab`it*ant\, n. [F. habitant. See Habit, v. t.]1. An inhabitant; a dweller. --Milton. Pope. 2. [F. pron.] An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in plural. The habitants or cultivators of the soil. --Parkman.
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Language Translation for : habitant
Spanish:
ciudadano, vecino, munícipe,
German:
der Bürger,
Japanese:
市民
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