habitation

[ hab-i-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌhæb ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
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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.

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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM habitation

hab·i·ta·tion·al, adjective in·ter·hab·i·ta·tion, noun non·hab·i·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby habitation

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

Words related to habitation

abode, residence

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British Dictionary definitions for habitation

habitation
/ (ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən) /

noun

a dwelling place
occupation of a dwelling place

Derived forms of habitation

habitational, adjective