habitation
noun/ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn/
/ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn/
Word Family
- inhabit verb
- habitable adjective (≠ uninhabitable)
- inhabitable adjective (≠ uninhabitable)
- inhabited adjective (≠ uninhabited)
- inhabitant noun
- habitation noun
- [uncountable] the act of living in a place
- They looked around for any signs of habitation.
- The houses were unfit for human habitation (= not clean or safe enough for people to live in).
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- [countable] (formal) a place where people live
- The road serves the scattered habitations along the coast.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin habitatio(n-), from habitare ‘inhabit’.
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