habitation

n. act of occupying a place of residence; residence, place where one lives

The term habitat has a number of meanings:Habitat (ecology), a place where a species lives and grows Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or playSpace habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlementUnderwater habitat, a fixed underwater structure in which people can live for extended periods and carry out most of the basic human functions of a 24-hour day, such as working, resting, eating, attending to personal hygiene, and sleeping.Habitat (retailer), a chain of furniture storesHabitat (video game), one of the first successful online roleplaying gamesHabitat for Humanity International, a charity devoted to building housingHabitat 67, a housing complex in Montreal, Quebec, CanadaHabitat (film), a 1997 movie directed by Rene DaalderHabitat Skateboards, a skateboard manufacturerUN-HABITAT, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, a United Nations agency
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Noun
1. the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
(hypernym) habitat, home ground
(hyponym) aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry
2. housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
(synonym) dwelling, home, domicile, abode, dwelling house
(hypernym) housing, lodging, living accommodations
(hyponym) cliff dwelling
(part-meronym) bathroom, bath
3. the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony"
(synonym) inhabitancy, inhabitation
(hypernym) occupancy, tenancy
(hyponym) cohabitation, living together

n. living, dwelling, residence; home, dwelling place; habitation

(n.)
The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
  

(n.)
Place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.