What is the meaning of habitation?

noun

• The native habitat or home of an animal or plant.
• Housing that someone is living in.
  • usage: "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
  • synonyms: dwelling, home, domicile, abode, dwelling house
• The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men. )
  • usage: "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony"
  • synonyms: inhabitancy, inhabitation