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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryhab·i·ta·tion \ˌha-bə-ˈtā-shən\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English habitacioun, from Anglo-French habitaciun, from Latin habitation-, habitatio, from habitare to inhabit, frequentative of habēre DATE 14th century1. the act of inhabiting : occupancy not fit for human habitation2. a dwelling place3. settlement, colonyEnglish Etymologyhabitation late 14c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. habitation "act of dwelling," from L.habitationem (nom. habitatio) "act of dwelling," from habitare(see habitat). Habitable (late 14c.) is from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. habitable, from L.habitabilis "that is fit to live in," from habitare.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7habitationhabi·ta·tion / 7hAbi5teiFn / noun1. [U] the act of living in a place 居住: They looked around for any signs of habitation. 他们四处寻找有人居住的迹象。 The houses were unfit for human habitation (= not clean or safe enough for people to live in). 那些房子不适合人居住。 2. [C] (formal) a place where people live 住处；住所；聚居地: The road serves the scattered habitations along the coast. 这条路连接着海岸线上分散各处的聚落。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun 1 the act of inhabiting or the state of being inhabited FF1C;places suitable for habitationFF1E; Synonyms: inhabitancy, inhabitation, occupancy, occupation, residence, settlement Related Words: colonization, domiciliation, peopling; sojourning 2 the place where one lives FF1C;habitations unfit for human occupancyFF1E; Synonyms: abode, commorancy, domicile, dwelling, home, house, residence, residency Related Words: apartment, flat, tenement; housing, lodging, lodgment, quarters; haunt, haven, homeplace, homestead, place, seat; ||digs, nest, nook, ||pad, ||roost; astre, fireside, hearth, hearthside, hearthstone, roof, rooftree Idioms: roof over one's head, where one hangs one's hatWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedhab·i·ta·tion\ˌhabəˈtāshən\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English habitacioun, from Middle French habitation, from Latin habitation-, habitatio, from habitatus (past participle of habitare to inhabit, dwell) + -ion-, -io -io — more at habit1. a. : the act of inhabiting : state of inhabiting or dwelling or of being inhabited : occupancy b. : the right of one with his family to occupy the residential property of another as a home2. : a dwelling place : house, home, residence < a map showing towns, villages, and scattered habitations > < his notebooks … gave his ideas a local habitation — Van Wyck Brooks >3. : settlement, colony < their habitations were usually spoken of as camps, sometimes composed of 200 tents — Clark Wissler >• hab·i·ta·tion·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tāshənə1, -shnəl\ adjective

Habitation From The Noun Act Place Habitare Dwelling