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habitation
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
habitation
(noun)
habitation
/ˌhæbə
ˈ
teɪʃən/
noun
plural
habitations
habitation
/ˌhæbə
ˈ
teɪʃən/
noun
plural
habitations
Britannica Dictionary definition of HABITATION
1
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noncount
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:
the act of living in a place
The house was not fit for human
habitation
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formal
:
a place where someone lives
a wilderness area with few
habitations
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