Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun habitation

3 senses of habitation

Sense 1
habitation -- (the native habitat or home of an animal or plant)
       => habitat, home ground -- (the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds")

Sense 2
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")
       => housing, lodging, living accommodations -- (structures collectively in which people are housed)

Sense 3
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")
       => occupancy, tenancy -- (an act of being a tenant or occupant)