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Grammar : Noun
Spell : hab-i-tey-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˌhæb ɪˈteɪ ʃən



Définition of habitation

Origin :
  • late 14c., "act or fact of dwelling;" also "place of lodging, abode," from Old French habitacion, abitacion "act of dwelling" (12c.) or directly from Latin habitationem (nominative habitatio) "act of dwelling," noun of action from past participle stem of habitare (see habitat).
  • noun living place
Example sentences :
  • Nothing of the kind was ever seen before in the habitation of a Quaker farmer.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • But, before setting out, they all helped Phoenix to build a habitation.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The church itself was frequently the habitation of the anchorite.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • You may in that case depend upon their not changing their habitation.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
  • Still the comforts, and even the luxuries of life distinguished our habitation.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • She had thought that the young woman would try to adorn her habitation.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • He reared it as a habitation for his queen, and he called it by her name.
  • Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI » by Various
  • Our shanty is the habitation of some half-dozen of us, year out and year in.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • Necessarily, our first proceeding was to construct a habitation.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • That is a name for our habitation, which has since grown up into usage.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay

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