habitant
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noun
- an inhabitant of some place
- someone who has a poor understanding of social conventions, making them look backward
- anybody from a rural or recently colonized area
- a member of the habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies
- Montreal Canadiens hockey club or supporter of Montreal Canadiens hockey club
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- Ça ne me tente pas de devenir habitant; pas en tout.It doesn't tempt me to become a resident; not in all.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- En 1789, la France est un royaume de vingt-huit millions d'habitants, et le roi est Louis XVI.In 1789 France is a kingdom of twenty-eight million inhabitants, and the king is Louis XVI.B1La Révolution française — The French Revolution
- – Les habitants le voulaient bien."The inhabitants wanted it."B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Le 23 novembre, à Saint-Denis, des habitants armés de fourches et de vieux fusils repoussèrent les troupes britanniques.On the 23rd of November, at Saint-Denis, farmers armed with pitchforks and old muskets drove back the British troops.B2Les Patriotes de 1837 — The Patriotes of 1837