Habitant

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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