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habitation

noun
🔊/ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn/
🔊/ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn/
Word Family
  • inhabit verb
  • habitable adjective (≠ uninhabitable)
  • inhabitable adjective (≠ uninhabitable)
  • inhabited adjective (≠ uninhabited)
  • inhabitant noun
  • habitation noun
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  1. [uncountable] the act of living in a place居住
    • They looked around for any signs of habitation.他们四处寻找有人居住的迹象。🔊🔊
    • The houses were unfit for human habitation (= not clean or safe enough for people to live in).那些房子不适合人居住。🔊🔊
  2. [countable] (formal) a place where people live住处；住所；聚居地
    • The road serves the scattered habitations along the coast.这条路连接着海岸线上分散各处的聚居地。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin habitatio(n-), from habitare ‘inhabit’.