habitation

 
Pronunciation: /habɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the fact of living in a particular place: signs of human habitation
  • [count noun] formal a house or home: he built his habitation close to the river

Derivatives

habitative

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin habitatio(n-), from habitare 'inhabit'