HABITATION


Meaning of HABITATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌha-bə-ˈtā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English habitacioun, from Anglo-French habitaciun, from Latin habitation-, habitatio, from habitare to inhabit, frequentative of habēre

Date: 14th century

1. : the act of inhabiting : occupancy

not fit for human habitation

2. : a dwelling place

3. : settlement , colony

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.