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View usage for: (hæbɪteɪʃən) Word forms: plural habitations1. uncountable nounHabitation is the activity of living somewhere. [formal] 20 per cent of private-rented dwellings are unfit for human habitation. Signs of habitation appeared and the fields gave way to houses. Synonyms: occupation, living in, residence, tenancy More Synonyms of habitation 2. countable nounA habitation is a place where people live. [formal] Behind the habitations, the sandstone cliffs rose abruptly to the north and west. Synonyms: dwelling [formal, literary], home, house, residence More Synonyms of habitation habitation in British English (ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən) noun2. occupation of a dwelling place Derived forms habitational (ˌhabiˈtational) adjective habitation in American English (ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən) noun1. the act of inhabiting; occupancy 2. a place in which to live; dwelling; home 3. a colony or settlement Word origin ME habitacioun < OFr habitacion < L habitatio: see habitable Examples of 'habitation' in a sentencehabitation What we are saying is human habitation and occupation is worse.This was the only human habitation visible in the landscape.There was not another human habitation in sight.The mountains were wilder and there was less evidence of human habitation.It is the earliest proof of human habitation yet found in the county.But floods do much more than shake the insignificant fleas of human habitation off the great hide of the land.Everyone has seen them in streets and as with most litter they are more common close to human centres of habitation.It's where love finds its local habitation and name.There's little enough sign of human habitation from above.Team Scotland said that parts of the village were unfit for human habitation.It has since been demolished - unfit for human habitation!Certainly, he takes on his habitation and name.Instead, they have been turned to shapes, and given a local habitation and a name.This house doesn't look as if it's been fit for human habitation for years.TV reception is better in the car than it is in the house, we have clearly reached some kind of pivotal moment for human habitation. Definition occupation of a dwelling place 20 percent of private-rented dwellings are unfit for human habitation. Synonyms living in residency inhabitance inhabitancy Definition a dwelling place (formal) Behind the habitations, the sandstone cliffs rose abruptly. Synonyms quarters living quarters dwelling house Additional synonymsDefinition one's home I went round the streets and found his new abode. Synonyms home, house, quarters, lodging, pad (slang, old-fashioned), residence, habitat, dwelling (formal, literary), habitation (formal), domicile, dwelling place Definition a person's regular dwelling place They had moved their domicile to Bermuda. Synonyms dwelling (formal, literary), home, residence, house, settlement, pad (slang), residency, abode, habitation (formal), legal residence Definition the place where one lives the allocation of land for new homes Synonyms dwelling (formal, literary), house, residence, abode, habitation (formal), pad (slang, old-fashioned), domicile, dwelling place Nearby words ofhabitation - habit-forming
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- habitat
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- habituate
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