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habitation

habitation

4 5.1
A place where a person or animal lives
  • noun
  • /ˌhæbəˈteɪʃən/
translation icon : habitat
  • The nuclear zone is to remain free of human habitation and use.
  • evidence of human habitation
  • habitation sites
  • evidence of habitation

It's, it's, it's just less conducive for easy human habitation of particularly colder climates like Northwest Europe.

Examples

  • For as far as I could see, no other sign of human habitation was visible.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Then there were a great many houses, human habitations full of the mysteries of life at every stage of it.

    Academic text (2006)
  • And let the garden room be my private habitation, where I shall perhaps from time to time invite you.

  • Let others build as well, and soon this city will become a clean and decent habitation.

  • Small villages were about as extensive as human habitation got here, and even that was sometimes pushing their luck.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The only human habitation anywhere near it is... Fowl Manor.

  • So far, the apes appear to be deliberately avoiding all areas of human habitation.

  • The centuries of human habitation here left an abundance of archaeological evidence unrivaled in the United States.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Their schoolteacher had said that traces of prehistoric habitation had been found at the cave: flints, stone tools, bones.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • There are no cars and no signs of human habitation along the road.

Synonyms

home
vshabitation
1.0

A place where someone lives and feels they belong

is more neutral, covering both emotional belonging and simple living places
place
vshabitation
1.0

A person's home where they live

is more general and can mean natural environments as well as dwellings
residence
vshabitation
253 2.5

A house or other place where someone lives

is more general, including natural settings and short-term living places
settlement
vshabitation
234 3.2

A place where people start living together in a new area

is narrower, focusing on one living site rather than a whole settled community
habitat
vshabitation
  • Specialized
174 3.0

The natural place where plants and animals live and grow

is broader, covering both built places and natural living environments
dwelling
vshabitation
65 2.9

A house or apartment where someone lives

includes that built sense but also natural or nonbuilt living locations
abode
vshabitation
26 5.8

A place where someone lives, like a house

is broader, also naming natural environments and animal living areas
living quarters
vshabitation
18 2.8

Rooms or small buildings where people live inside a larger place

is broader, covering single rooms, outdoor sites, and animal environments
natural habitat
vshabitation
  • Specialized
16 3.2

The place where a plant or animal normally lives and grows

is wider, applying to both species environments and human living places
domicile
vshabitation
  • Formal
9 7.6

The place where a person lives permanently for legal and tax purposes

is less technical, covering ordinary shelters and natural living spots
home territory
vshabitation
  • Specialized
1 3.9

An area where an animal usually lives and moves

is different by scope, since it names a wider area rather than a single living spot
legal residence
vshabitation
  • Formal
1 3.9

The home a person has and plans to return to for official matters like taxes or voting

is less formal, referring to any living place rather than a legal status
living accommodations
vshabitation
1 3.3

Places like rooms or buildings where people live

is more general, including individual homes and natural living areas
homeplace
vshabitation
  • Literature
1 4.4

A house or piece of land where someone grew up and that has family memories

is less personal, naming any living spot without emotional or historical ties
dwelling house
vshabitation
2.8

A house or building where people live, not a business building

is more general, applying to any living place including nonbuilding settings

How Comfortable

mansion
327 3.4
home
1.0
habitation
4 5.1
house
1.0
shelter
253 1.0
hut
217 1.0

Surface Forms

habitation singular
habitations plural

Morphology

habitation = habit (opaque) = habit + ation

The form is recognizable as habit + -ation, but the sense 'home or dwelling place' is not predictable from the modern meaning of habit.

Etymology

Habitation is related to the word habitat and to Latin habitare, which means 'to live'. So, habitation can also mean the place where a person, animal, or plant lives — a home or natural 'living' place.