habitant

noun

ha·​bi·​tant
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ˌ(h)a-bi-ˈtäⁿ How to pronounce habitant (audio) or less commonly habitan : a settler or descendant of a settler of French origin working as a farmer in Canada

Examples of habitant in a Sentence

the habitants of Indiana are nicknamed “Hoosiers”
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Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another. David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024 Hippo Cove holds up to four hippos, so if one of the females gets pregnant and has a baby, then a current habitant will have to go. The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024 In many cases this summer, habitants of homeless encampments are having to pick up their belongings and find a new place to pitch their tent. Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023 The bar already has its particular audience -- the military, students and young professionals of the creative industries, some actors and painters -- typical habitants of the Podil district of Kyiv, popular with its cultural places. Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 2 June 2023 Meanwhile, a deadly, self-replicating, microparticle structure is growing exponentially, eating the jungle and killing nearby tribal habitants. Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019 The early-morning habitants have presented an unsafe environment to BART and Muni employees who open the stations or report to work early. Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2018 Opened in February, the cabane has already received gushing accolades from restaurant critics for its gastronomic take on classic habitant fare. Elizabeth Warkentin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2018 According to theDepartmental Observatory for Violence against Women, 36,000 habitants in Seine-Saint- Denis between the ages of 15 and 59 have been subject to domestic violence. Alice Gayraud, Marie Claire, 10 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of habitant was in the 15th century

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“Habitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habitant. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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habitant

noun
hab·​i·​tant
ˈhab-ət-ənt

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