habitation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
  2. noun housing that someone is living in
    abode; dwelling house; dwelling; domicile; home.
    • he built a modest dwelling near the pond
    • they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
  3. noun the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
    inhabitation; inhabitancy.
    • he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony

WordNet

Hab`i*ta"tion noun
Etymology
F. habitation, L. habi()atio.
Definitions
  1. The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy. Denham.
  2. Place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.
    The Lord . . . blesseth the habitation of the just. Prov. iii. 33.

Webster 1913