Synonyms for habitant
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hab-i-tuh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæb ɪ tənt |
Définition of habitant
Origin :- late 15c., from Old French habitant, abitant "inhabitant," from Latin habitantis "inhabitants," genitive plural of habitans, present participle of habitare "to inhabit, dwell" (see habitat). Meaning "a Canadian of French descent" attested by 1789; the usual word for planters in 18c. Quebec.
- noun resident
- Ah, if I were only a habitant of the Campagna five and twenty miles from Rome!
- Extract from : « The Innocents Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- To London the habitant comes only as a resident, as does a Maltese, or a Canadian.
- Extract from : « Rambles in Normandy » by Francis Miltoun
- Wallenstein had never been a habitant of the palaces of kings.
- Extract from : « The Mercenary » by W. J. Eccott
- All kinds of things can happen in the habitant country, m'sieu'.
- Extract from : « The Landloper » by Holman Day
- Do you know that ice cream is almost unknown in a Habitant home?
- Extract from : « Our Little Quebec Cousin » by Mary S. Saxe
- He delighted to speak of her as the habitant of a world of joy.
- Extract from : « Olive Leaves » by Lydia Howard Sigourney
- The country driver, a French habitant, reported its presence at the car.
- Extract from : « The "Genius" » by Theodore Dreiser
- "Goot mornin', Padre," replied the habitant, pulling his forelock.
- Extract from : « In the Van; or, The Builders » by John Price-Brown
- Every habitant has his horse and sleigh and thinks little of a long drive.
- Extract from : « A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs » by George M. Wrong
- I was in high spirits that evening, for I believed I had found my habitant.
- Extract from : « Crowded Out! and Other Sketches » by Susie F. Harrison
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