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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Work at the site to determine a more detailed timeline of dinosaur habitation began in 2011.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
This larger outpost would be a stepping stone toward artificial gravity and long-term habitation.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The site lies along ancient trade routes and shows evidence of habitation dating back thousands of years, the same source said.
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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
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
This larger outpost would be a stepping stone toward artificial gravity and long-term habitation.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The site lies along ancient trade routes and shows evidence of habitation dating back thousands of years, the same source said.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 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
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 30 Oct. 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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