habitation

C2 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˌhæb.ɪˈtæɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #40639

Meanings

1

noun
The state of people living in a place.

The ruins showed no signs of human habitation for centuries.
2

noun
A place where someone lives; a home or dwelling.

The cave served as a rough habitation for the early settlers.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of people living... inhabitancy

2 noun · a place where someone... abode domiciledwellingdwelling house home

Word family

Forms habitations

Derived forms habitational

Etymology

From Middle English habitacioun, from Old French habitacion, abitacion (“act of dwelling”), from Latin habitātiōnem, accusative of Latin habitātiō.

habitacioun Middle English habitacion Old French habitātiōnem Latin habitātiō Latin

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# habitation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌhæb.ɪˈtæɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 40639

## Meanings
1. The state of people living in a place.
2. A place where someone lives; a home or dwelling.

## Examples
- The ruins showed no signs of human habitation for centuries.
- The cave served as a rough habitation for the early settlers.

## Derived Forms
- habitational

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: habitacioun
- Root: habitacion
- Root: habitātiōnem
- Root: habitātiō

## Etymology
From Middle English habitacioun, from Old French habitacion, abitacion (“act of dwelling”), from Latin habitātiōnem, accusative of Latin habitātiō.

## AI Etymology
Habitation is from Middle English habitacioun, from Old French habitacion, abitacion (“act of dwelling”), from Latin habitātiōnem, accusative of Latin habitātiō. Important recorded forms include habitacioun (Middle English), habitacion (Old French), habitātiōnem (Latin), and habitātiō (Latin). Current senses include the state of people living in a place and a place where someone lives; a home or dwelling. The wider family includes derived forms such as habitational.

## Topics
- Places & Geography
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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