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habitant definition

hab·it·ant (hab′i tənt; for 2 hab′i tänt′or ȧ bē tän′)

noun

  1. an inhabitant; resident
  2. a farmer in Louisiana or Canada of French descent
    also habitan ha·bi·tan′ (ȧ bē tän′)

Etymology: Fr < L habitans, prp.: see habitable

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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