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Noun habitation has 3 senses

habitation - the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
--₁ is a kind of habitat, home ground
--₁ has particulars: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry; lair, den
dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
--₂ is a kind of housing, lodging, living accommodations
--₂ has parts:
bathroom, bath; bedroom, sleeping room, chamber, bedchamber; den; dining room, dining-room; dressing room; family room; kitchen; living room, living-room, sitting room, front room, parlor, parlour
--₂ has particulars:
cliff dwelling; condominium, condo; fixer-upper; hearth, fireside; hermitage; homestead; house; lake dwelling, pile dwelling; lodge, indian lodge; messuage; semi-detached house; vacation home; yurt
inhabitancy, inhabitation, habitation - 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"
--₃ is a kind of occupancy, tenancy
--₃ has particulars:
cohabitation, living together; camping, encampment, bivouacking, tenting