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- co|hab|it|ant «koh HAB uh tuhnt», noun.a person who lives together with another or others.
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hab|it|ant — «n. 1, HAB uh tuhnt; n. 2, 3 and adj., a bee tahn», noun, adjective. –n. 1. = inhabitant. (Cf. ↑inhabitant) 2. Also, habitan. a farmer of French descent in Canada or Louisiana: »... calèches and long bodied French carts are filled with habitants… … Useful english dictionary
in|hab|it|ant — «ihn HAB uh tuhnt», noun. a person or animal that lives in a place; permanent resident; dweller: »Our town has ten thousand inhabitants. SYNONYM(S): denizen, occupant. ╂[< Old French inhabitant, learned borrowing from Latin inhabitāns, antis,… … Useful english dictionary
in·hab·it·ant — /ınˈhæbətənt/ noun, pl ants [count] : a person or animal that lives in a particular place The city has more than a million inhabitants. [=residents] … Useful english dictionary
cohabit — co•hab•it [[t]koʊˈhæb ɪt[/t]] v. i. 1) to live together as husband and wife, usu. without legal or religious sanction 2) to live together in an intimate relationship 3) to dwell with another or share the same place, as different species of… … From formal English to slang
Habitant — Hab it*ant (h[a^]b [i^]t*ant), n. [F. habitant. See {Habit}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. An inhabitant; a dweller. Milton. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. [F. pron. [.a] b[ e] t[aum]N ] An inhabitant or resident; a name applied to and denoting farmers of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
habitant — I hab•it•ant [[t]ˈhæb ɪ tənt[/t]] n. an inhabitant • Etymology: 1480–90; < L habitant , s. of habitāns, prp. of habitāre to inhabit. See habitat, ant II ha•bi•tant [[t]ˈhæb ɪ tənt[/t]] fr. [[t]a biˈtɑ̃[/t]] n. pl. ha•bi•tants [[t]ˈhæb ɪ… … From formal English to slang
Cohabitant — Co*hab it*ant, n. [L. cohabitans, p. pr.] One who dwells with another, or in the same place or country. [1913 Webster] No small number of the Danes became peaceable cohabitants with the Saxons in England. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coinhabitant — Co in*hab it*ant, n. One who dwells with another, or with others. Coinhabitants of the same element. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inhabitant — In*hab it*ant, n. [L. inhabitans, antis, p. pr. of inhabitare.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as, an inhabitant of a house, a town, a city, county, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Noninhabitant — Non in*hab it*ant, n. One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a nonresident. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
