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hab·i·ta·tion
(hăb′ĭ-tā′shən)n.
1. The act of inhabiting or the state of being inhabited.
2.
a. A natural environment or locality.
b. A residence.
[Middle English habitacioun, from Latin habitātiō, habitātiōn-, from habitātus, past participle of habitāre, to dwell; see habitable.]
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habitation
(ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən)n
1. a dwelling place
2. occupation of a dwelling place
ˌhabiˈtational adj
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hab•i•ta•tion
(ˌhæb ɪˈteɪ ʃən)n.
1. a place of residence; dwelling; abode.
2. the act of inhabiting; occupancy by inhabitants.
3. a colony or settlement; community.
[1325–75; Middle English (h)abitacioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin habitātiō a dwelling =habitā(re) to inhabit (see habitat) + -tiō -tion]
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| Noun | 1. |  habitation - the native habitat or home of an animal or planthabitat, home ground - the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" |
| 2. |  habitation - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping cliff dwelling - a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff; "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States" condo, condominium - one of the dwelling units in a condominium den - a room that is comfortable and secluded dinette - a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining dining room, dining-room - a room used for dining dressing room - a room in which you can change clothes family room - a recreation room in a private house fixer-upper - a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price) fireside, hearth - home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides" hermitage - the abode of a hermit homestead - dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals lake dwelling, pile dwelling - dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages front room, living room, living-room, sitting room, parlor, parlour - a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax indian lodge, lodge - any of various Native American dwellings messuage - (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household semi-detached house - a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side vacation home - a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation yurt - a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing | |
| 3. | habitation - 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" cohabitation - the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married) |
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habitation
noun
1. occupation, living in, residence, tenancy, occupancy, residency, inhabitance, inhabitancy 20 percent of private-rented dwellings are unfit for human habitation.
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habitation
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Translations
سَكَن، سُكْنى
bydleníobydlí
beboelse
bústaîur
bývanie
oturma
habitation
[ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən] N1. (= act) → habitación f
to be fit/unfit for (human) habitation → estar/no estar en condiciones de habitabilidad
there was no sign of (human) habitation → no había señales de que estuviera habitado
to be fit/unfit for (human) habitation → estar/no estar en condiciones de habitabilidad
there was no sign of (human) habitation → no había señales de que estuviera habitado
2. (= dwelling) → residencia f, morada f; (= house) → domicilio m
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habitation
[ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən] n → habitation funfit for human habitation → inhabitable
fit for human habitation → habitablehabit-forming [ˈhæbɪtfɔːrmɪŋ] adj
tobacco is habit-forming → le tabac crée une accoutumance
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habitation
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habitable
(ˈhӕbitəbl) adjective (negative unhabitable) (usually of buildings) fit to be lived in. The house is no longer habitable – the roof is collapsing.
ˈhabitat (-tӕt) noun the natural home of an animal or plant. The Antarctic is the penguin's natural habitat.
ˌhabiˈtation noun the act of living in (a building etc). These houses are not fit for human habitation.
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