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
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The International Space Station, still in operations today, was begun in 1998, and has led to a 24 year (and counting) unbroken streak of continuous human habitation in space.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Managing one’s personal reputation used to be a preoccupation mainly for celebrities and PR firms, but Gen Z’s habitation of digital spaces allows their every move (or post) to be scrutinized and judged by their peers.
—Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the prospect that asteroid orbits may be deliberately changed for research and mining, or in the future, by habitation, has gained the attention of a student team from Imperial College London, the University of Santiago de Compostela and Cairo University.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 12 July 2025
Due to climate change, the Northeast will be one of the few parts of the US that will have a climate suitable for many kinds of agriculture and for human habitation.
—Kip Kolesinskas, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Managing one’s personal reputation used to be a preoccupation mainly for celebrities and PR firms, but Gen Z’s habitation of digital spaces allows their every move (or post) to be scrutinized and judged by their peers.
—Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the prospect that asteroid orbits may be deliberately changed for research and mining, or in the future, by habitation, has gained the attention of a student team from Imperial College London, the University of Santiago de Compostela and Cairo University.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 12 July 2025
Due to climate change, the Northeast will be one of the few parts of the US that will have a climate suitable for many kinds of agriculture and for human habitation.
—Kip Kolesinskas, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for habitation
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“Habitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habitation. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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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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