habitation
Plural: habitations
Noun
- the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
- housing that someone is living in
- the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
- "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony"
- The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
- A place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.
- A group, lodge, or company, as of the Primrose League.
- A farm.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English habitacioun, from Old French habitacion, abitacion (“act of dwelling”), from Latin habitātiōnem, accusative of Latin habitātiō.
Synonyms
abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, home, inhabitancy, inhabitation
Scrabble Score: 15
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