Inhabitation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnhˌæbɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnhˌabɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnhˌabɪtˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪnhˌæbɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

habitation inhabitancy

Parts of Speech

noun	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”

Word Forms

inhabit

verb

inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Besiedlung

der Akt des Wohnens oder dauerhaften Aufenthalts an einem Ort (sowohl bei Tieren als auch bei Menschen)

🇫🇷French

habitation

l'acte d'habiter ou de vivre de façon permanente dans un lieu (dit à la fois des animaux et des hommes)

🇪🇸Spanish

habitación

el acto de habitar o vivir permanentemente en un lugar (dicho tanto de los animales como de los hombres)

🇮🇹Italian

abitazione

l'atto di abitare o di vivere permanentemente in un luogo (detto sia degli animali che degli uomini)

🇳🇱Dutch

bewoning

de handeling van het wonen of permanent wonen in een plaats (zowel van dieren als van mensen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

habitação

o ato de habitar ou viver permanentemente em um lugar (dito tanto de animais quanto de homens)

🇷🇺Russian

жилье

акт проживания или постоянного проживания в каком-либо месте (как о животных, так и о людях)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निवास

किसी स्थान पर निवास करने या स्थायी रूप से रहने की क्रिया (जानवरों और मनुष्यों दोनों के लिए)

🇧🇩Bengali

বাসস্থান

একটি জায়গায় বসবাস বা স্থায়ীভাবে বসবাসের কাজ (প্রাণী এবং পুরুষ উভয়ের ক্ষেত্রেই বলা হয়েছে)

🇮🇳Tamil

குடியிருப்பு

ஒரு இடத்தில் வசிக்கும் அல்லது நிரந்தரமாக வாழும் செயல் (விலங்குகள் மற்றும் மனிதர்கள் இரண்டிலும் கூறப்பட்டது)

🇮🇳Telugu

నివాసం

ఒక ప్రదేశంలో నివసించే లేదా శాశ్వతంగా నివసించే చర్య (జంతువులు మరియు పురుషులు రెండింటి గురించి చెప్పబడింది)

🇮🇳Marathi

वस्ती

एखाद्या ठिकाणी राहण्याची किंवा कायमस्वरूपी राहण्याची क्रिया (प्राणी आणि पुरुष दोघांबद्दलही)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વસવાટ

એક જગ્યાએ કાયમી રૂપે રહેવાની અથવા રહેવાની ક્રિયા (પ્રાણીઓ અને પુરુષો બંને વિશે કહેવાય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಸ

ಒಂದು ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಶಾಶ್ವತವಾಗಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಮನುಷ್ಯರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೇಳಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാസസ്ഥലം

ഒരു സ്ഥലത്ത് സ്ഥിരമായി വസിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥിരമായി താമസിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (മൃഗങ്ങളെയും മനുഷ്യരെയും കുറിച്ച് പറയുന്നത്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਵਾਸ

ਇੱਕ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿਣ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਈ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ (ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਆਦਮੀਆਂ ਦੋਵਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ)

🇵🇰Urdu

آباد کاری

کسی جگہ پر مستقل طور پر رہنے یا رہنے کا عمل (جانوروں اور مردوں دونوں کے بارے میں کہا جاتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

居住

居住或永久居住在一个地方的行为（对动物和人来说）

🇯🇵Japanese

居住

ある場所に住む、または永住する行為（動物と人間の両方について言われる）

🇰🇷Korean

주거

어떤 장소에 거주하거나 영구적으로 사는 행위(동물과 사람 모두에 해당함)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cư trú

hành động ở hoặc sống lâu dài ở một nơi (nói về cả động vật và đàn ông)

🇹🇭Thai

การอยู่อาศัย

การอยู่อาศัยหรืออยู่อาศัยอย่างถาวรในที่นั้น (ทั้งสัตว์และคน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kediaman

tindakan tinggal atau tinggal secara permanen di suatu tempat (kata tentang hewan dan manusia)

🇵🇭Filipino

tirahan

ang pagkilos ng paninirahan sa o permanenteng paninirahan sa isang lugar (sinabi ng kapwa hayop at lalaki)

🇲🇾Malay

tempat tinggal

perbuatan menetap di dalam atau tinggal secara kekal di suatu tempat (kata kedua-dua haiwan dan lelaki)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سكن

فعل السكن أو العيش بشكل دائم في مكان (يقال عن كل من الحيوانات والرجال)

🇮🇷Persian

سکونت

عمل سکونت یا زندگی دائمی در یک مکان (معروف به حیوانات و مردان)

🇹🇷Turkish

yerleşim

bir yerde ikamet etme veya kalıcı olarak yaşama eylemi (hem hayvanlar hem de insanlar için söylenir)

🇮🇱Hebrew

יישוב

הפעולה של מגורים או מגורים קבועים במקום (נאמר גם על בעלי חיים וגם על בני אדם)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'inhabitation'?

The primary meaning of 'inhabitation' is 'the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'inhabitation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'inhabitation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inhabitation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inhabitation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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