habitation Definition
habi·ta·tion (hab′i tā′s̸hən)
noun
- the act of inhabiting; occupancy
- a place in which to live; dwelling; home
- a colony or settlement
Etymology: ME habitacioun < OFr habitacion < L habitatio: see habitable
habitation Synonyms
habitation Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: Why has the populous city become an habitation for the beasts of the desert?
- find: East, to find any habitation, you have to hunt a bit - it stays away from the road.
- make: And not only so, but are made a spiritual habitation of God, growing into a holy temple in the Lord.
- suggest: An undefinable something about the room seemed to suggest masculine habitation.
- indicate: Hendon evidence suggests the possibility of settlement near Church End and Hendon Grove, and rubbish pits at Burnt Oak indicate possible habitation there.
Preposition: on
island: Nearby is the Haa of Burravoe, the oldest surviving habitation on the island, housing a small museum on island life.
Adjective modifier
- human: How can human habitation ever be right for cats?
- prehistoric: Traces of prehistoric habitation have been found in Buckinghamshire.
- holy: He dwells in this holy habitation in the person of the Spirit.
- near: This is truly an idyllic hideaway, accessed by a single track road, the nearest habitation being some distance away.
- permanent: Permanent human habitation ceases - due to lack of oxygen, not terrain - above 5400m.
- continuous: Burial cairns and stone circles, rock carvings and standing stones, duns and hillforts speak of millennia of continuous habitation.
Modifies a noun
- site: Accounts not clear, but almost certainly represents habitation site.
- area: There was also an increased habitation area within the site.
- license: Small building with habitation license nestled at the head of an elevated forest valley with far reaching views.
- name: The English surname ( Anglo-Saxon origin ) Shoobridge is classified as being of habitation name of origin.
Noun used with modifier
- age: And dining with quot per se age habitation and water and beach.
- una: Ask for a una habitation doble, which will be a room with two single beds.
Preposition: in
area: It aims to recreate the 8,000 years of habitation in the area from the Mesolithic to the arrival of the Romans.
Preposition: of
man: There are very pretty houses about the town, looks like the habitation of Rich men.
Browse dictionary entries near habitation
- ‹ habitat
- ‹ habitant
- ‹ habitable
- ‹ habitability
- ‹ habit-forming
- ‹ habit
- ‹ Habington,William
- ‹ habilitate
- ‹ habiliment
- ‹ habile

