habitation

Noun

• 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
    

• housing that someone is living in
  • he built a modest dwelling near the pond
    
  • they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
    

• the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  inhabitancy , inhabitation , dwelling , home , domicile , abode , dwelling house