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habitants

habitants is the plural of habitant.

Meaning of habitant

Noun (1)

habitant (plural habitants)

  1. (Canada) A member of a habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies.

Noun (2)

habitant (plural habitants)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of inhabitant /dweller.
    • The last dark branches which intercepted his view gave way, and he saw a heap of blackened ruins. Scarcely aware of his own actions, he sprang from his horse. A single glance convinced him it could harbour no human habitant.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 288–289
    Synonyms:
    inhabitant /dweller

Questions about habitants

What is habitants the plural of?
Habitants is the plural of habitant.

Words near habitants in the dictionary

  1. habitances
  2. habitancies
  3. habitancy
  4. habitans
  5. habitant
  6. habitants
  7. habitat
  8. habitat loss
  9. habitat pole
  10. habitat poles
  11. habitate

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