"habitations" in the noun sense
1. habitation
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
2. dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house
housing that someone is living in
"he built a modest dwelling near the pond"
"they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
3. inhabitancy, inhabitation, habitation
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"
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