habitant
Meanings
Noun
1. an inhabitant of some place
2. someone who has a poor understanding of social conventions, making them look backward (Quebec, derogatory)
3. anybody from a rural or recently colonized area (Quebec, dated or derogatory, dated, derogatory)
4. a member of the habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies (Canada, historical)
5. Montreal Canadiens hockey club or supporter of Montreal Canadiens hockey club (Quebec, colloquial)
6. a farmer (Louisiana)
Examples44
Je suis un habitant de la Terre.
I am an inhabitant of planet Earth.
Il y a plus d'habitants à Berlin qu'à Paris.
There are more inhabitants in Berlin than in Paris.
Linz a plus de deux-cent-mille habitants.
Linz has over two hundred thousand inhabitants.
Cette ville compte un million d'habitants.
This city has a million inhabitants.
La ville compte environ 100 000 habitants.
The population of the city is about 100,000.
Les habitants de l'île sont grands et forts.
The inhabitants of the island are tall and strong.