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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshabitación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.βi.taˈsjon/
"La habitación principal tiene vista al mar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of inhabiting or the state of being inhabited.
"The remote island showed no signs of human habitation." - 2
A place in which to live; a dwelling, house, or home.
"They converted the old barn into a comfortable human habitation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'habitatio', meaning a dwelling or place of abode, stemming from the verb 'habitare' (to inhabit or dwell). It entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to describe both the act of inhabiting a place and the dwelling itself.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Habitation" is said worldwide
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habitation
Transliteration: /a.bi.ta.sjɔ̃/
"Cette maison est impropre à l'habitation."
Wohnstätte
Transliteration: /ˈvoːnˌʃtɛtə/
"Die Höhle diente den frühen Menschen als Wohnstätte."
abitazione
Transliteration: /a.bi.taˈt͡sjo.ne/
"La loro nuova abitazione è molto luminosa."
habitación
Transliteration: /a.βi.taˈsjon/
"La habitación principal tiene vista al mar."
habitação
Transliteration: /a.bi.taˈsɐ̃w̃/
"O governo garantiu o direito à habitação para todos."
आवास
Transliteration: aavas
"यह क्षेत्र मानव आवास के लिए उपयुक्त नहीं है।"
居住
Transliteration: jūzhù
"这个山洞曾有人类居住的迹象。"
거주지
Transliteration: geojuji
"이 지역은 동물의 자연 거주지입니다."
居住
Transliteration: kyojū
"その島には人間の居住が確認されていない。"
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