habitations

noun

Definition of habitationsnext
plural of habitation
1
as in occupancies
the act or fact of residing in a place the city declared the area unsafe for habitation until it had been decontaminated

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2
as in dwellings
the place where one lives even though they spend most of their time at their condo in Florida, they still consider their farmhouse in Nebraska their permanent habitation

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  1. occupations
  2. abodes
  3. residences
Noun
  • Those negative effects included reducing the white male labor supply by 28% and whites, on average, moving from higher-paying to lower-paying occupations.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • So these occupations may continue for years to come.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of occupations
Noun
  • In Travel + Leisure’s latest highlights of the most exciting new routes, December has carriers big and small kicking off dozens of new routes to the Caribbean, the South Pacific, desert abodes, and snowy mountains.
    Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The latter features abodes equipped with a kitchenette, full bathroom and porch.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of abodes
Noun
  • Ironically, the geometric slabs she’s stopped at to admire are a cluster of the Barbican’s residences, built to be rented out by the council but now privately owned and notoriously expensive.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Many firms will now increase corporate security personnel at offices and residences, deploy enhanced mail screening and focus on public events executives are attending, said Fred Burton, executive director of protective intelligence at Ontic.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of residences
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