habitation
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
habitation/habɪˈteɪʃn/
▶noun
- 1 the fact of inhabiting a place.
- 2 formal a house or home.
– origin ME: via OFr. from L. habitatio(n-), from habitare ‘inhabit’.
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