Habitants were French settlers and the inhabitants of French origin who farmed the land along the two shores of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf in what is the present-day Province of Quebec in Canada.

What does the word habitant mean in English?

1 \ ˈha-​bə-​tənt \ : inhabitant, resident. 2 \ ˌ(h)a-​bi-​ˈtäⁿ \ or less commonly habitan \ ˌ(h)a-​bi-​ˈtäⁿ \ : a settler or descendant of a settler of French origin working as a farmer in Canada.

How do you use habitant in a sentence?

a person who inhabits a particular place. 1. The habitants tried to fight against being moved to another city, but it was no use. 2.