habitation

Pronunciation: /ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
  2. noun housing that someone is living in
  3. noun the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)

Etymology

From Middle English habitacioun, from Old French habitacion, abitacion (“act of dwelling”), from Latin habitātiōnem, accusative of Latin habitātiō.

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
habitat
Narrower (hyponyms)
lair, aerie

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