reinhabitationn.
/ˌriːɪnˌhabɪˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌriᵻnˌ(h)æbəˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or an instance of reinhabiting a place.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > [noun] > again
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rehabitation, a reinhabitation, reinhabiting.
1649 E. Nicholas Apol. for Honorable Nation Jews 10 As these Scriptures do most plainly set forth and prove their reinhabitation of their countrey, so it proves that the same hath not been yet fulfilled.
1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 102 God thus punished Ierusalem by giving it a Cup of trembling, and filling it brimful with deadly Poyson, leaving no remnant from which..rebuilding, and re-inhabitation become probable and effective.
1832 G. Bush Treat. on Millennium 39 The reinhabitation of the land of Israel by its ancient occupants.
1950 Science 27 Oct. 500/2 This reinhabitation was achieved by various methods.
2005 A. Berger Drosscape (2006) i. 36 No longer are polluted and toxic landscapes beyond recovery and reinhabitation, as many are now considered valuable city assets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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