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Synonyms & Antonyms of habitation
1
the act or fact of residing in a place
- the city declared the area unsafe for habitation until it had been decontaminated
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2
the place where one lives
- even though they spend most of their time at their condo in Florida, they still consider their farmhouse in Nebraska their permanent habitation
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- duplex,
- ranch,
- ranch house,
- saltbox,
- semi
- [chiefly British],
- split level,
- townhome,
- town house,
- tract house,
- triplex
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“Habitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitation. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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