Habitant Meaning
/abitɑ̃/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA member of a habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies.
nounSynonym of inhabitant /dweller.
Sentence Examples
The habitant of the island was friendly.
The habitant adapted to the new environment.
Every habitant of the valley must pay the tax.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The early ____ of the island built huts from palm leaves.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In Quebec, the term ____ was historically used to refer to a small-scale farmer who held land by feudal tenure.
Word Origin & History
From French habitant.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"Myriads of habitants are ever sleeping,
Or dead, or fled from nameless pestilence!"
— 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The early ____ of the island built huts from palm leaves.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In Quebec, the term ____ was historically used to refer to a small-scale farmer who held land by feudal tenure.