habitation
/,hæbi'teiʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of living in a place permanently or for a long period: "Habitation" refers to the state or fact of inhabiting or occupying a dwelling.
- A place where people live; a dwelling or settlement: "Habitation" can also mean the house, building, or community itself where people reside.
- The natural home or environment of an animal or plant: In biology, "habitation" refers to a habitat, the place where an organism naturally lives.
Examples of Usage
Noun (Act of dwelling):
- The island showed no signs of human habitation.
- The building was condemned as unfit for habitation.
Noun (A dwelling place):
- They built a simple habitation from local materials.
- The valley contained several scattered habitations.
Noun (Natural home):
- The dense forest is the natural habitation of many bird species.
Advanced Usage
"Unfit for habitation": A formal phrase describing a building or place that is not safe or suitable for people to live in.
- After the flood, many houses were declared unfit for habitation.
"Permanent habitation": Refers to a settled, long-term place of residence, as opposed to temporary lodging.
- The research station is not designed for permanent habitation.
Variants and Related Words
Habitable (adj): Suitable or good enough to live in.
- The astronauts must ensure the spacecraft remains habitable.
Inhabit (verb): To live in or occupy a place.
- Various tribes have inhabited this region for centuries.
Habitat (noun): The natural environment of an organism. (This is the more common and specific term for the biological meaning).
- Conservation efforts aim to protect the panda's natural habitat.
Synonyms
- Dwelling: A place where someone lives.
- Residence: A person's home; the fact of living in a particular place.
- Abode: (Formal or literary) A place of residence; a house or home.
- Inhabitance: The act or state of inhabiting.
Related Phrases
- Take up habitation: A formal phrase meaning to begin living in a place.
- The family took up habitation in the old farmhouse.
Related Idioms
- No habitation in sight: Used to describe a very remote or desolate area where no houses or people can be seen.
- For miles, there was no habitation in sight, just empty desert.
Noun
- the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
- he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony
- housing that someone is living in
- he built a modest dwelling near the pond
- they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
- the native habitat or home of an animal or plant