inhabitation
NounUS[in-hab-uh-tey-shuhn]/ɪnˌhæbəˈteɪʃən/5 syllables
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Noun (1)
- 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”Synonyms: inhabitancyhabitationType of occupancy, tenancyKinds camping, cohabitation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·hab′i·ta′tion noun
Origin: L. inhabitatio a dwelling.
1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; indwelling.
The inhabitation of the Holy Ghost.— Bp. John Pearson
2. Abode; place of dwelling; residence. obsolete John Milton
3. Population; inhabitants. obsolete Sir Thomas Browne
The beginning of nations and of the world's inhabitation.— Sir Walter Raleigh
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54