Early French settlers built habitations enclosed in stockades.
SYNONYM(S): home, dwelling, residence, abode, domicile, quarters.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hab·i·ta·tion — /ˌhæbəˈteıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [noncount] : the act of living in a place The house was not fit for human habitation. 2 [count] formal : a place where someone lives a wilderness area with few habitations … Useful english dictionary
in|hab´i|ta´tion — in|hab|it «ihn HAB iht», transitive verb. 1. to live in (a place, rgion, house, cave, or tree): »Fish inhabit the sea. Figurative. Thoughts inhabit the mind. 2. Obsolete. to establish in a place of abode; locate. 3. Obsolete. to occupy or people… … Useful english dictionary
co|hab´i|ta´tion — co|hab|it «koh HAB iht», intransitive verb. 1. to live together as husband and wife do (often said of persons not legally married). 2. Archaic. to live together. ╂[< Late Latin cohabitāre < Latin co with + habitāre dwell] –co|hab´i|ta´tion … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
hab — co·hab; co·hab·it; co·hab·i·ta·tion; hab; HAB; hab·ble; hab·da·lah; hab·e·nar·ia; hab·er·dash·er; hab·er·dash·ery; hab·er·geon; hab·ile; hab·it·abil·i·ty; hab·it·able; hab·it·al·ly; hab·it·ancy; hab·i·tat; hab·i·ta·tion; hab·i·tude;… … English syllables
in|hab´it|er — in|hab|it «ihn HAB iht», transitive verb. 1. to live in (a place, rgion, house, cave, or tree): »Fish inhabit the sea. Figurative. Thoughts inhabit the mind. 2. Obsolete. to establish in a place of abode; locate. 3. Obsolete. to occupy or people… … Useful english dictionary
in|hab´it|a|ble — in|hab|it «ihn HAB iht», transitive verb. 1. to live in (a place, rgion, house, cave, or tree): »Fish inhabit the sea. Figurative. Thoughts inhabit the mind. 2. Obsolete. to establish in a place of abode; locate. 3. Obsolete. to occupy or people… … Useful english dictionary
in|hab|it — «ihn HAB iht», transitive verb. 1. to live in (a place, rgion, house, cave, or tree): »Fish inhabit the sea. Figurative. Thoughts inhabit the mind. 2. Obsolete. to establish in a place of abode; locate. 3. Obsolete. to occupy or people (a place) … Useful english dictionary
co|hab|it — «koh HAB iht», intransitive verb. 1. to live together as husband and wife do (often said of persons not legally married). 2. Archaic. to live together. ╂[< Late Latin cohabitāre < Latin co with + habitāre dwell] –co|hab´i|ta´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
habitation — hab·i·ta·tion … English syllables
