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View synonyms for habitant

habitant

1

[ hab-i-tuhnt ]

noun

  1. an inhabitant.


habitant

2

[ hab-i-tuhnt; French a-bee-tahn ]

noun

, plural ha·bi·tants [hab, -i-t, uh, nts, a, -bee-, tahn].
  1. a French settler in Canada or Louisiana, or a descendant of one, especially a farmer.
  2. Canadian. a Canadian of French speech and culture, especially one residing in the province of Quebec.

habitant

/ ˈhæbɪtənt /

noun

  1. a less common word for inhabitant
  2. ˈhæbɪtəntabitɑ̃
    1. an early French settler in Canada or Louisiana, esp a small farmer
    2. a descendant of these settlers, esp a farmer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of habitant1

1480–90; < Latin habitant- (stem of habitāns ), present participle of habitāre to inhabit. See habitat, -ant

Origin of habitant2

1780–90; < French, present participle of habiter < Latin habitāre to inhabit
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Example Sentences

At that name the church became still, and the dullest habitant listened intently.

Priest and seigneur, habitant and coureur-de-bois were one and all difficult to fit into accepted English ways.

The French habitant crossed himself, and the Saxon cursed his luck; and no one solved the mystery.

He met them at their convivial gatherings, he heard the chanson sung by voyageurs, and the "habitant" caught his fancy.

Cum copiis quas habitant per Tyrolensem ditionem incedenti occurrere et Alpium transitum impedire.

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