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Habitant \Hab"it*ant\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t*ant), n. [F. habitant. See
{Habit}, v. t.]
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1. An inhabitant; a dweller. --Milton. --Pope.
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2. [F. pron. [.a]`b[-e]`t[aum]N"] An inhabitant or resident;
-- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French
descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of
Quebec; -- usually in the plural.
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The habitants or cultivators of the soil. --Parkman.
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