habitation

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• UK, US: /ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
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• Australian: /ˌhæb.ɪˈtæɪ.ʃən/
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From Middle English habitacioun, from Old French habitacion, abitacion (“act of dwelling”), from Latin habitātiōnem, accusative of Latin habitātiō.

Borrowed from Louisiana French habitation.

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: обитаване (obitavane) — the act of inhabitating
• Dutch: bewoning — the act of inhabitating
• Esperanto: loĝo — the act of inhabitating
• Esperanto: loĝado — the act of inhabitating
• Finnish: asuminen — the act of inhabitating
• Finnish: oleskeleminen — the act of inhabitating
• German: Wohnen — the act of inhabitating
• Hindi: आवास (āvās) — the act of inhabitating
• Hindi: निवास (nivās) — the act of inhabitating
• Hungarian: tartózkodás — the act of inhabitating
• Hungarian: lakás — the act of inhabitating
• Icelandic: ívera — the act of inhabitating
• Ido: habito — the act of inhabitating
• Plautdietsch: Wonunk — the act of inhabitating
• Polish: zamieszkiwanie — the act of inhabitating
• Portuguese: habitação — the act of inhabitating
• Russian: прожива́ние (proživánije) — the act of inhabitating
• Russian: обита́ние (obitánije) — the act of inhabitating
• Scottish Gaelic: còmhnaidh — the act of inhabitating
• Spanish: asentamiento — the act of inhabitating
• Spanish: poblamiento — the act of inhabitating
• Spanish: ocupación — the act of inhabitating
• Tagalog: tirahan — the act of inhabitating
• Ukrainian: ме́шкання (méškannja) — the act of inhabitating
• Ukrainian: прожива́ння (prožyvánnja) — the act of inhabitating
• Bulgarian: жилище (žilište) — a place of abode
• Esperanto: loĝejo — a place of abode
• Finnish: asunto — a place of abode
• Finnish: asuinpaikka — a place of abode
• German: Behausung — a place of abode
• Hindi: आवास (āvās) — a place of abode
• Hindi: निवास (nivās) — a place of abode
• Hungarian: lakóhely — a place of abode
• Hungarian: tartózkodási hely — a place of abode
• Icelandic: bústaður — a place of abode
• Icelandic: dvalarstaður — a place of abode
• Irish: aicíocht — a place of abode
• Low German: Hüsung — a place of abode
• Middle English: herberwe — a place of abode
• Polish: domostwo — a place of abode
• Portuguese: habitação — a place of abode
• Russian: жильё (žilʹjó) — a place of abode
• Russian: ме́сто жи́тельства (mésto žítelʹstva) — a place of abode
• Russian: жили́ще (žilíšče) — a place of abode
• Sanskrit: गृह (gṛha) — a place of abode
• Sanskrit: परिष्ठिति (pariṣṭhiti) — a place of abode
• Scottish Gaelic: còmhnaidh — a place of abode
• Scottish Gaelic: ionad-còmhnaidh — a place of abode
• Spanish: morada — a place of abode
• Spanish: residencia — a place of abode
• Spanish: casa — a place of abode
• Thai: บ้านเรือน (bâan reuan) — a place of abode
• Thai: บ้านช่อง (bâan-chɔ̂ng) — a place of abode
• Ottoman Turkish: مكان (mekân) — a place of abode
• Ukrainian: поме́шкання (poméškannja) — a place of abode