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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshabitant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a.bi.tɑ̃
"Les habitants du village se sont réunis pour la fête annuelle."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who lives in a particular place.
"The habitants of the small village gathered for the annual festival." - 2
A term used in some contexts to refer to the residents of a specific region, especially in historical or colonial contexts.
"The habitants of New France played a crucial role in the early history of Canada."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'habitant' originates from the Latin 'habitans', meaning 'dweller' or 'inhabitant'. It evolved through Old French as 'habitant', which referred to someone who resides in a particular place, and was adopted into English in the 17th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Habitant" is said worldwide
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habitant
Transliteration: a.bi.tɑ̃
"Les habitants du village se sont réunis pour la fête annuelle."
Bewohner
Transliteration: bəˈvoːnɐ
"Die Bewohner des kleinen Dorfes feierten ein Fest."
abitante
Transliteration: a.biˈtante
"Gli abitanti del villaggio si sono riuniti per la festa annuale."
habitante
Transliteration: a.biˈtante
"Los habitantes del pueblo se reunieron para la fiesta anual."
habitante
Transliteration: a.biˈtɐ̃tʃi
"Os habitantes da aldeia se reuniram para a festa anual."
निवासी
Transliteration: nivaasī
"गाँव के निवासी वार्षिक उत्सव के लिए इकट्ठा हुए।"
居民
Transliteration: jūmín
"村庄的居民聚集在一起庆祝年度节日。"
거주자
Transliteration: geojuja
"마을의 거주자들이 연례 축제를 위해 모였습니다."
住民
Transliteration: jūmin
"村の住民が年次祭りのために集まりました。"
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