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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