habitation
pronunciation
How to pronounce habitation in British English:
UK [ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce habitation in American English:
US [ˌhæbɪˈteʃən]
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- Noun:
- the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
- housing that someone is living in
- the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
Word Origin
- habitation (n.)
- late 14c., "act or fact of dwelling;" also "place of lodging, abode," from Old French habitacion, abitacion "a dwelling; act of dwelling" (12c.) or directly from Latin habitationem (nominative habitatio) "a dwelling," noun of action from past participle stem of habitare "to inhabit, dwell" (see habitat).
Example
- 1. But the space where they live was not designed for long-term human habitation .
- 2. The harsh conditions and lack of infrastructure have hampered habitation and development for centuries .
- 3. The site will be unfit for human habitation for hundreds of years due to nuclear fallout .
- 4. The tenant was also having to move as the flat was deemed no longer fit for human habitation .
- 5. Kjv and my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation , and in sure dwellings , and in quiet resting places .