'Habitant' definitions:

Definition of 'habitant'

(from WordNet)
noun
A person who inhabits a particular place [syn: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller]

Definition of 'Habitant'

From: GCIDE
  • Habitant \Hab"it*ant\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t*ant), n. [F. habitant. See Habit, v. t.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. An inhabitant; a dweller. --Milton. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. [F. pron. [.a]`b[-e]`t[aum]N"] An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in the plural. [1913 Webster]
  • The habitants or cultivators of the soil. --Parkman. [1913 Webster]

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