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habitan

[ French a-bee-tahn ]
/ French a biˈtɑ̃ /
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noun, plural ha·bi·tans [a-bee-tahn]. /a biˈtɑ̃/.
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How to use habitan in a sentence

  • But if it had a repellent effect on the habitan, it exerted a strong attractive force upon other of the passengers.

    Cedar Creek|Elizabeth Hely Walshe
  • The French habitan, too, did not take stock in the tales of a land so far from church and kindred.

    In to the Yukon|William Seymour Edwards
  • Her lithe figure had none of the squareness of the ordinary habitan, and every movement was grace itself.

    A Little Girl in Old Detroit|Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • A ride along the attractive road through Beauport 481 gives an insight into the home life of the French Canadian habitan.

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