habitation
noun
hab·i·ta·tion
ˌha-bə-ˈtā-shən 
1
: the act of inhabiting : occupancy
not fit for human habitation
2
: a dwelling place
3
: settlement, colony
Examples of habitation in a Sentence
The house was not fit for human habitation.
a wilderness area with few habitations
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The museum inside traces the island’s habitation history from the Taino people, whose roots here reach back more than a millennium, to the Danes’ use of the fort as a governor’s residence, a church, and later a jail.
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Carol M. Bareuther, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
Flores took part Thursday in Santa Clara County’s every-two-year homeless count, which seeks to tally everyone living in tents, cars or other places not meant for habitation, as well as in homeless shelters.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
However, the introduction of advanced pod technology increases the potential for sustained human habitation undersea.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025
Native to the forests of Central and South America this iconic snake can grow up 8 feet long (2+ meters), is remarkably well camouflaged, and can be very abundant near human habitation.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Carol M. Bareuther, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
Flores took part Thursday in Santa Clara County’s every-two-year homeless count, which seeks to tally everyone living in tents, cars or other places not meant for habitation, as well as in homeless shelters.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
However, the introduction of advanced pod technology increases the potential for sustained human habitation undersea.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025
Native to the forests of Central and South America this iconic snake can grow up 8 feet long (2+ meters), is remarkably well camouflaged, and can be very abundant near human habitation.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Habitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habitation. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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habitation
noun
hab·i·ta·tion
ˌhab-ə-ˈtā-shən
Legal Definition
habitation
noun
hab·i·ta·tion
ˌha-bə-ˈtā-shən
1
a
: the act of occupying or inhabiting
b
in the civil law of Louisiana
: the right of a person to dwell in the house of another
2
: a dwelling place
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