habitation (noun)
1habitation — ► NOUN 1) the state or process of inhabiting. 2) formal a house or home …
2habitation — hab·i·ta·tion /ˌha bə tā shən/ n 1 a: the act of occupying or inhabiting b in the civil law of Louisiana: the right of a person to dwell in the house of another 2: a dwelling place Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …
3habitation — noun formal 1 unfit for human habitation a building that is unfit for human habitation is not safe or healthy for people to live in 2 (U) the act of living in a place: There was no sign of habitation as far as the eye could see. 3 (C) a house or… …
4habitation — noun Etymology: Middle English habitacioun, from Anglo French habitaciun, from Latin habitation , habitatio, from habitare to inhabit, frequentative of habēre Date: 14th century 1. the act of inhabiting ; occupancy < not fit for human habitation… …
5habitation — noun 1) a house fit for human habitation Syn: occupancy, occupation, residence, residency, living in, tenancy 2) formal his main habitation Syn: residence, place of residence, house, home, seat …
6habitation — (n.) late 14c., act or fact of dwelling; also place of lodging, abode, from O.Fr. habitacion, abitacion act of dwelling (12c.) or directly from L. habitationem (nom. habitatio) act of dwelling, noun of action from pp. stem of habitare (see… …
7habitation — noun /ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ a) The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy. b) A place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house …
8habitation — noun 1》 the fact of inhabiting a place. 2》 formal a house or home. Origin ME: via OFr. from L. habitatio(n ), from habitare inhabit …
9habitation — UK [ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms habitation : singular habitation plural habitations formal 1) [uncountable] the fact that someone lives in a place The house showed no obvious signs of habitation. The building was declared unfit for human …
10habitation — hab|i|ta|tion [ ,hæbı teıʃn ] noun FORMAL 1. ) uncount the fact that someone lives in a place: The house showed no obvious signs of habitation. The building was declared unfit for human habitation. 2. ) count LITERARY a house …