inhabitation
[noun]
Synonyms: habitation, inhabitancy, occupancy, occupation, residence, settlement

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inhabitation noun. [ɪn,habɪ'teɪʃ(ǝ)n] LME.
[Late Latin inhabitatio(n-), formed as INHABITATE: see -ATION.]
1. The action of inhabiting; the fact or condition of being or becoming inhabited. LME.
b. fig. Spiritual indwelling. E17.

2. An inhabited region or building; a dwelling. LME-M17.

3. A collection of inhabitants; inhabitants collectively; population. rare. L16-E19.

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