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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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Lee would sometimes visit Anderson at the Highland Chateau health and rehabilitation center in Highland Park, where she had been relocated with some objection after her Surrey Avenue property was deemed unfit for human habitation.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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 16 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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