habitation

n.

1. The act of inhabiting or the state of being inhabited.
2. 1. A natural environment or locality.
   2. A place of abode; a residence.

[Middle English habitacioun, from Latin habitātiō, habitātiōn-, from habitātus, past participle of habitāre, to dwell. See habitable.]

noun

A building or shelter where one lives: abode, domicile, dwelling, home, house, lodging (often used in plural), place, residence. Chiefly British dig (used in plural). See protection/exposure.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

Meaning #2: housing that someone is living in
  Synonyms: dwelling, home, domicile, abode, dwelling house

Meaning #3: the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
  Synonyms: inhabitancy, inhabitation

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bolig, beboelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
woning, woonplaats/ -ruimte, bewoning, huisvesting

Français (French)
n. - habitation, occupation, insalubre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bewohnen, Wohnstätte

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατοίκηση, διαμονή

Italiano (Italian)
abitazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - habitação (f)

Русский (Russian)
проживание, прибежище, поселок

Español (Spanish)
n. - morada, habitación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bebyggelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
居住, 住处, 住房, 住所

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 居住, 住處, 住房, 住所

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 거주, 주택, 주소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 居住, 居住地, 住むこと, 住宅

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سكنى, مسكن, مستوطن, مستعمرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מגורים, בית, אחיזה בנכס או בעלות עליו‬

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