English noun: inhabitation | |||
1. | inhabitation (act) the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men) | ||
Samples | He studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony. | ||
Synonyms | habitation, inhabitancy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | occupancy, tenancy | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bivouacking, camping, cohabitation, encampment, tenting | ||