Home › Words › H › habitanthabitant/abitɑ̃/habitant means A member of a habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies.habitant is pronounced /abitɑ̃/.EtymologyFrom French habitant.nounA member of a habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies.Synonym of inhabitant /dweller.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.québécois 60% match — A native or inhabitant of the province of Quebec, Canada or the Quebec City, Quebec. vs habitant →inhabiter 59% match — One who inhabits; an inhabitant. vs habitant →habiting 59% match — habitation; living place vs habitant →quebecer 56% match — A native or inhabitant of the province of Quebec, Canada. vs habitant →havanan 56% match — Of or relating to Havana in Cuba. vs habitant →cohabiter 55% match — One who cohabits; a cohabitant. vs habitant →coinhabitant 54% match — Someone who lives with another, or with others. vs habitant →habitate 54% match — To inhabit vs habitant →