inhabitation
Dwelling in place
Inhabitation is the act or state of living in a place.
The word appears in contexts where occupation or residence needs a formal noun: The cave showed signs of human inhabitation.
It can also describe something taking up residence within, as spirits or ideas might inhabit a person: demonic inhabitation.
The more common noun is habitation.
One's personal residence
- houseResidential building
- apartmentRented unit in building
- residencePlace one inhabits
- abodePlace of residence
shelter · cottage · cabin · flat · condominium · townhouse · bungalow · villa
One who rents property
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- leaseTemporary use contract
- rentPayment for temporary use
- occupancyState of inhabiting space
rental · sublet · eviction · leasehold · renter · occupant · lodger · boarder
One sharing living quarters
- housemateCo-resident in shared home
- flatmateCo-tenant in apartment
- live-inResiding at work
- sharingDividing among others
communal · partner · togetherness · domesticity · household · companionship
Small rural community
- townMid-sized settlement
- cityLarge populated area
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- hamletTiny rural settlement
encampment · outpost · commune · borough · suburb · metropolis · municipality · district
home
One's personal residence
abode · shelter · cottage · cabin · flat · condominium · townhouse · bungalow · villa · mansion
tenant
One who rents property
occupancy · rental · sublet · eviction · leasehold · renter · occupant · lodger · boarder · lessee
roommate
One sharing living quarters
sharing · communal · partner · togetherness · domesticity · household · companionship
village
Small rural community
hamlet · encampment · outpost · commune · borough · suburb · metropolis · municipality · district · shantytown
inhabitationabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
vacancy · emptiness · desolation · desertion · depopulation
inhabitationevacuation
Removal from danger
abandonment · exodus · departure · displacement · expulsion
habit, habitat, habitual, inhabitant, inhabitants, inhabit, uninhabited, habitation, habitable