habitational

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UK, US/ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃə.nəl/Australia/ˌhæb.ɪˈtæɪ.ʃə.nəl/

adjective

Pertaining to habitation or an inhabited region.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English habitation ← Louisiana French habitation →
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Meanings

adjectivehabitational (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to habitation or an inhabited region.
  2. not comparableDeriving from the name of a place where a presumed ancestor once lived.

Origin

  1. Louisiana Frenchhabitation
  2. Englishhabitation
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. Englishhabitational

From habitation + -al.

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Translations

Greek πατριδωνυμικός
  • πατριδωνυμικός (patridonymikós)from the name of a place
Cite this entry
APA

habitational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitational

MLA

“habitational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitational. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “habitational,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitational.

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