a dwelling place occupation of a dwelling place
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hab•i•ta•tion /ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a place where one lives;
residence;
dwelling:[countable]a mountain habitation far from the city. - the act of inhabiting;
occupancy by living creatures:[uncountable]tenements unfit for human habitation.
hab•i•ta•tion
(hab′i tā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
hab′i•ta′tion•al, adj.
- 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.
- Latin habitātiōn- (stem of habitātiō) a dwelling, equivalent. to habitāt(us) inhabited (past participle of habitāre; see habitat) + -iōn- -ion
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English (h)abitacioun (1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lodgings, home, domicile, quarters.
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