habitant
noun
ha·bi·tant
2
ˌ(h)a-bi-ˈtäⁿ 
or less commonly habitan
: a settler or descendant of a settler of French origin working as a farmer in Canada
or less commonly habitan
: a settler or descendant of a settler of French origin working as a farmer in Canada
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Examples of habitant in a Sentence
the habitants of Indiana are nicknamed “Hoosiers”
Recent Examples on the Web
Hippo Cove holds up to four hippos, so if one of the females gets pregnant and has a baby, then a current habitant will have to go.
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The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
In many cases this summer, habitants of homeless encampments are having to pick up their belongings and find a new place to pitch their tent.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
The bar already has its particular audience -- the military, students and young professionals of the creative industries, some actors and painters -- typical habitants of the Podil district of Kyiv, popular with its cultural places.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 2 June 2023
Meanwhile, a deadly, self-replicating, microparticle structure is growing exponentially, eating the jungle and killing nearby tribal habitants.
—Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
The early-morning habitants have presented an unsafe environment to BART and Muni employees who open the stations or report to work early.
—Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2018
Opened in February, the cabane has already received gushing accolades from restaurant critics for its gastronomic take on classic habitant fare.
—Elizabeth Warkentin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2018
According to theDepartmental Observatory for Violence against Women, 36,000 habitants in Seine-Saint- Denis between the ages of 15 and 59 have been subject to domestic violence.
—Alice Gayraud, Marie Claire, 10 Mar. 2018
Federal domestic abuse law can prohibit current or former spouses, co-parents and current and former co-habitants from possessing guns.
—Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2017
The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
In many cases this summer, habitants of homeless encampments are having to pick up their belongings and find a new place to pitch their tent.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
The bar already has its particular audience -- the military, students and young professionals of the creative industries, some actors and painters -- typical habitants of the Podil district of Kyiv, popular with its cultural places.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 2 June 2023
Meanwhile, a deadly, self-replicating, microparticle structure is growing exponentially, eating the jungle and killing nearby tribal habitants.
—Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
The early-morning habitants have presented an unsafe environment to BART and Muni employees who open the stations or report to work early.
—Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2018
Opened in February, the cabane has already received gushing accolades from restaurant critics for its gastronomic take on classic habitant fare.
—Elizabeth Warkentin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2018
According to theDepartmental Observatory for Violence against Women, 36,000 habitants in Seine-Saint- Denis between the ages of 15 and 59 have been subject to domestic violence.
—Alice Gayraud, Marie Claire, 10 Mar. 2018
Federal domestic abuse law can prohibit current or former spouses, co-parents and current and former co-habitants from possessing guns.
—Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of habitant was
in the 15th century
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