habitation

英[hæbɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,hæbɪ'teʃən]

1. the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

2. housing that someone is living in;

"he built a modest dwelling near the pond"

"they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

3. the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men);

"he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony"