habitation
noun
hab·i·ta·tion
ˌha-bə-ˈtā-shən 
1
: the act of inhabiting : occupancy
not fit for human habitation
2
: a dwelling place
3
: settlement, colony
Examples of habitation in a Sentence
The house was not fit for human habitation.
a wilderness area with few habitations
Recent Examples on the Web
If Earth is still amenable to human habitation, my guess is no.
—
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
More than half lived outdoors, in vehicles or in other places not meant for habitation.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
The persistent hiker may find evidence of habitation by the Nipmuck Tribe.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2024
Nestled along the Tigris River, Hasankeyf offered visitors a scenic accumulation of mosques, tombs, fortifications, and other architectural monuments built up by an array of empires over millennia of continuous human habitation.
—Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2020
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
More than half lived outdoors, in vehicles or in other places not meant for habitation.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
The persistent hiker may find evidence of habitation by the Nipmuck Tribe.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2024
Nestled along the Tigris River, Hasankeyf offered visitors a scenic accumulation of mosques, tombs, fortifications, and other architectural monuments built up by an array of empires over millennia of continuous human habitation.
—Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2020
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habitation
noun
hab·i·ta·tion
ˌhab-ə-ˈtā-shən
Legal Definition
habitation
noun
hab·i·ta·tion
ˌha-bə-ˈtā-shən
1
a
: the act of occupying or inhabiting
b
in the civil law of Louisiana
: the right of a person to dwell in the house of another
2
: a dwelling place
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