Habitation and Occupation

Habitation

Habitation noun - The act or fact of residing in a place.
Usage example: the city declared the area unsafe for habitation until it had been decontaminated
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Synonyms for Habitation

Occupation is a synonym for habitation in occupancy topic. In some cases you can use "Occupation" instead a noun "Habitation".

Nearby Words: habitat, habited, habitant, habitable, habiting

Occupation

Occupation noun - The act or fact of residing in a place.
Usage example: occupation of a condemned building is illegal

Habitation is a synonym for occupation in control topic. You can use "Habitation" instead a noun "Occupation", if it concerns topics such as residence, occupancy.

How words are described

human human habitation human occupation
safe safe habitation safe occupation
sole sole habitation sole occupation
former former habitation former occupation
Other adjectives: previous.
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