habitation
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4.2
- noun
- /ˌhæbəˈteɪʃən/
:
habitación
- For instance, when an area is condemned as being unsafe for future habitation, what are the obligations of the government?
- human habitation
- place of habitation
So which is obviously related to the idea of habitation.
- So which is obviously related to the idea of habitation.
Examples
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But habitation at the Antarctic stations was limited; people went home after their tours.
Fiction book (1996) -
Besides the hut, they had seen no sign of human habitation for the last several days except a long-deserted root-gatherer village.
Fiction book (1996) -
But does this really provide the earliest and latest evidence of habitation at the site?
Academic text (2002) -
However, there is no other trace of habitation nearby.
Fiction book (1996) -
There was no trace of human habitation that could let him hope the isle was known to sailors.
Fiction book (1990) -
It is indeed exceptional to be back at our place of habitation.
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The only signs of human habitation, past or present, were the faint grass-grown tire tracks that disappeared into the forest.
Fiction book (1999) -
Despite the intervening centuries, Etowah has retained the unmistakable patterns of human habitation.
Academic text (2008) -
Flattened cardboard cartons, brown bags containing empty whiskey bottles, and discarded rags indicated human habitation there.
Fiction book (1995) -
The archaeologists uncovered evidence of ancient human habitation dating back thousands of years.
Synonyms
72
3.3
Living in a place for a period, often for legal reasons
28
4.9
Living at an address that is your official home for legal matters
11
4.6
Living in or using a building
1
4.6
Moving into and using a building without the owner's permission
1
6.6
Living in a place as a permanent home
1
7.8
The state of living permanently in a place
Living in a place
Staying in a place for a period of time
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Habitation comes from the Latin verb habitare, which means 'to live' or 'to have a home'. So, habitation is the act of living in a place or occupying it as your home.