habitation in WordNet English dictionary

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