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
Last year, the team found a relict glacier in the geologically young region, a hopeful sign for future human habitation on a cold, arid, generally inhospitable world.
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Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Zubrin notes that the first bases will concentrate on developing water extraction techniques from Martian permafrost; constructing greenhouses; and pressurized structures for human habitation as well as industrial and agricultural activity.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Some areas in the business appeared to be used for habitation, not massage — another zoning violation, the documents state.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
For one thing, office space requires all kinds of modifications to accommodate even short-term habitation: showers, bathrooms, lighting, kitchens, walls.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
But Malé is already pressed up hard against the limits of human habitation.
—Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The only sign of human habitation was below: a dirt circle surrounded by fanlike lean-tos made of wooden poles and palm fronds.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Another layer came late Monday morning as the Brotherhood Building was tagged as unfit for human habitation by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
The one sign of habitation were the occasional encampments of round white yurts, known here as gers, which appear suddenly and mysteriously in the grasslands like overnight mushrooms.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Zubrin notes that the first bases will concentrate on developing water extraction techniques from Martian permafrost; constructing greenhouses; and pressurized structures for human habitation as well as industrial and agricultural activity.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Some areas in the business appeared to be used for habitation, not massage — another zoning violation, the documents state.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
For one thing, office space requires all kinds of modifications to accommodate even short-term habitation: showers, bathrooms, lighting, kitchens, walls.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
But Malé is already pressed up hard against the limits of human habitation.
—Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The only sign of human habitation was below: a dirt circle surrounded by fanlike lean-tos made of wooden poles and palm fronds.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Another layer came late Monday morning as the Brotherhood Building was tagged as unfit for human habitation by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
The one sign of habitation were the occasional encampments of round white yurts, known here as gers, which appear suddenly and mysteriously in the grasslands like overnight mushrooms.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Habitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habitation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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