habitant

Example Sentences

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France consumes about 2.2 pounds of mustard a year per habitant, making it the world’s largest consumer.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2022

Although Noah was a Confederate Veteran and Edgar was born in Virginia, the Judge is a Republican and a habitant of Oklahoma City.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stocky, earnest Louis Robichaud is the descendant of an habitant who settled in the province in 1609.

From Time Magazine Archive

In old Quebec Province, the conservative, independent, devoutly Catholic habitant had developed his own culture on his farms.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thereupon the woman's olive-tinted face flushed into warmer color, while her long-limbed spouse observed: "She's of the French habitant stock, and their ways of showing they haven't forgotten aren't the same as ours."

From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Bindloss, Harold