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habitant

hab·i·tant [ hábbitənt ] (plural hab·i·tants)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. N American farmer of French origin: a farmer of French descent living in Canada or the United States

2. inhabitant: somebody living in a place ( literary )

[15th century. < French< Old French habiter "dwell" < Latin habitare (see habitat)]
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