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Definition of Habitant
1. Noun. A person who inhabits a particular place.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Asian, Asiatic, European, Aussie, Australian, Austronesian, Kiwi, New Zealander, American, American, Alsatian, Borderer, Cottage Dweller, Cottager, Easterner, Galilaean, Galilean, Hittite, Island-dweller, Islander, Landlubber, Landman, Landsman, Latin, Liver, Marcher, Nazarene, Northerner, Numidian, Occidental, Philistine, Phrygian, Plainsman, Occupant, Occupier, Resident, Earthling, Earthman, Tellurian, Worldling, Trinidadian, Villager, Westerner
Derivative terms: Dwell, Inhabit
Definition of Habitant
1. n. An inhabitant; a dweller.
Definition of Habitant
1. Noun. Inhabitant, dweller. ¹
2. Noun. (Canada) a member of ''habitation'' colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Habitant
1. an inhabitant [n -S] - See also: inhabitant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Habitant
Literary usage of Habitant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Canada: An Essay: to which was Awarded the First Prize by the Paris by John Sheridan Hogan (1855)
"No persons can contrast more strongly than the habitant of Lower Canada and the
... The habitant, on the contrary, knows no love stronger than that for his ..."
2. Review of Historical Publications Relating to Canada by University of Toronto (1900)
"L''habitant de Saint-Justin; Contribution a la ... He begins with the habitant,
but he intends to include the town, the province, the state in his series of ..."
3. Handbook of Best Readings by Solomon Henry Clark (1902)
"THE habitant WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND De place I get born, me, ... De fader of me,
he was habitant farmer, Ma gran'fader too, an' hees fader also. ..."
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