n.
Pronunciation: ' ha-b ə - ˌ tat
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, it inhabits, from habitare
Date: 1796
1 a : the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows b : the typical place of residence of a person or a group c : a housing for a controlled physical environment in which people can live under surrounding inhospitable conditions (as under the sea)
2 : the place where something is commonly found