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habitation Definition

habi·ta·tion (hab′i tās̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of inhabiting; occupancy
  2. a place in which to live; dwelling; home
  3. a colony or settlement

Etymology: ME habitacioun < OFr habitacion < L habitatio: see habitable

habitation Synonyms

habitation

n.

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.

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