habitation

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌhæb.ɪˈtæɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Etymology 1 === From Middle English habitacioun, from Old French habitacion, abitacion (“act of dwelling”), from Latin habitātiōnem, accusative of Latin habitātiō. ==== Noun ==== habitation (countable and uncountable, plural habitations) (uncountable) The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy. (countable) A place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house. A group, lodge, or company, as of the Primrose League. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:abode ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Louisiana French habitation. ==== Noun ==== habitation (plural habitations) (Louisiana) A farm, ranch or plantation. == French == === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /a.bi.ta.sjɔ̃/ Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Homophone: habitations === Noun === habitation f (plural habitations) dwelling (a place or house in which a person lives) inhabitation (act of inhabiting) (Louisiana) farm, plantation, ranch ==== Descendants ==== → English: (Louisiana) habitation === Further reading === “habitation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012