Definition of "habitant" []

• An inhabitant. (noun)
• An inhabitant of French descent living in Canada, especially Quebec, or in Louisiana. (noun)

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• "We know further that the habitant is the bulwark of our nationality because he has retained all the ancestral virtues, because the ill-wind of unrest, foreign penetration, modern luxury, bolshevist preachings pass over his head, because in his happy home rises a generation that will follow in his footsteps."
• "They are indeed isolated by position, as the habitant is isolated by intention; and in both cases it may be held that the isolation has had some good results."
• "The habitant is a Canadian as good as any of us; he is an asset to our country; Canada is his home; he is your friend."