hab·i·tant
(hăb′ĭ-tənt)n.
1. An inhabitant.
2. also ha·bi·tan (ă′bē-täN′) An inhabitant of French ancestry living in Canada, especially Quebec, or in Louisiana.
[Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of habiter, to dwell, from Latin habitāre; see habitable.]
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habitant
(ˈhæbɪtənt)n
1. a less common word for inhabitant
2. (Historical Terms)
a. an early French settler in Canada or Louisiana, esp a small farmer
b. a descendant of these settlers, esp a farmer
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hab•it•ant1
(ˈhæb ɪ tənt)n.
an inhabitant.
[1480–90; < Latin habitant-, s. of habitāns, present participle of habitāre to inhabit. See habitat, -ant]
ha•bi•tant2
(ˈhæb ɪ tənt; Fr. a biˈtɑ̃)n., pl. ha•bi•tants (ˈhæb ɪ tənts; Fr. a biˈtɑ̃)
a French Canadian, esp. a French-speaking inhabitant of rural Quebec.
[1780–90; < French, present participle of habiter < Latin habitāre]
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| Noun | 1. |  habitant - a person who inhabits a particular placeindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" European - a native or inhabitant of Europe Aussie, Australian - a native or inhabitant of Australia Austronesian - a native or inhabitant of Austronesia New Zealander, Kiwi - a native or inhabitant of New Zealand American - a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country American - a native or inhabitant of the United States Alsatian - a native or inhabitant of Alsace borderer - an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England) cottage dweller, cottager - someone who lives in a cottage easterner - an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S. Hittite - a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC island-dweller, islander - an inhabitant of an island Latin - an inhabitant of ancient Latium liver - someone who lives in a place; "a liver in cities" marcher - an inhabitant of a border district Nazarene - an inhabitant of Nazareth Northerner - an inhabitant of the North Numidian - an inhabitant of ancient Numidia Occidental - a native inhabitant of the Occident Philistine - a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC Phrygian - a native or inhabitant of Phrygia plainsman - an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America) occupant, occupier, resident - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there Trinidadian - inhabitant or native of Trinidad villager - one who has lived in a village most of their life westerner - an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S. |
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