habitation meaning and definition

HABITATION noun

Definition of habitation (noun)

1. the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
2. housing that someone is living in
   • "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
   • synonyms: abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, home
3. the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
   • "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony"
   • synonyms: inhabitancy, inhabitation