cohabitation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English cohabitacioun, from Old French cohabitacion and Late Latin cohabitātiō. By surface analysis, co- + habitation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.
According to Greene, sodomy, gross indecency, adultery, cohabitation and repeated convictions for indecent exposure are all considered sex offenses in Michigan.
1981 August 8, Nancy Wechsler, “Michigan May Register 'Sex Offenders'”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of living together.
- (countable, uncountable) A place where two or more individuals reside together.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of two species living together in the same habitat.
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(countable, uncountable) Cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties; especially, in France, between a President and Prime Minister.
Commentators agreed that Mr Chirac's unusually aggressive remarks, followed by the equally fierce response of Mr Jospin's government, signalled the beginning of the end for the tense but so far civil "cohabitation" under which the two men have ruled France since 1997.
2001 July 18, Jon Henly, “French cohabitation hits rocky road”, in The Guardian:She said: “I am respectful of institutions; I am not calling for institutional chaos. There will simply be a cohabitation.”
2024 June 16, Jennifer Rankin, quoting Marine Le Pen, “Macron calling snap elections could leave France in chaos, Sarkozy warns”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cohabitations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
marriage (intimate relationship) · civil union (intimate relationship)
Deriveds
recohabitation · cohabitational · marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute · cohabitate
Translations (53)
sk spolubytie (act of living together) · sk súžitie (act of living together) · id kohabitasi (intimate relationship) · ca convivència (act of living together) · fi yhteisasunto (place where people cohabit) · nb samboerskap (act of living together) · de Kohabitation ((politics) cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties) · cs kohabitace ((politics) cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties) · de Kohabitation (intimate relationship) · cs spolužití (act of living together) · sk spolužitie (act of living together) · cs soužití (act of living together) · da papirløst ægteskab (intimate relationship) · es arreglo (act of living together) · fi yhteisasuminen (act of living together) · my သံဝါသ (intimate relationship) · ca contuberni (act of living together) · hu együttélés (act of living together) · bg съжителство (act of living together) · ru совме́стное прожива́ние (act of living together) · es cohabitación (act of living together) · ka თანაცხოვრება (act of living together) · sk kohabitácia (act of living together) · ja 同棲 (act of living together) · pl życie na kocią łapę (intimate relationship) · ru сожи́тельство (act of living together) · fr cohabitation (intimate relationship) · la cohabitātiō (act of living together) · hi सहवास (intimate relationship) · ka კოაბიტაცია (act of living together) · fi avoliitto (intimate relationship) · ga céileachas (act of living together) · id kohabitasi ((politics) cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties) · pi saṅvāsa (intimate relationship) · de wilde Ehe (intimate relationship) · hu élettársi kapcsolat (intimate relationship) · es amancebamiento (act of living together) · ga lánúnas (intimate relationship) · ka კოჰაბიტაცია (act of living together) · fr cohabitation (act of living together) · id kohabitasi (act of living together) · da samliv (act of living together) · ar مُسَاكَنَة (act of living together) · it concubinato (act of living together) · nb samboerskap (intimate relationship) · ru сожи́тельство (intimate relationship) · ga aontíos (act of living together) · pl kohabitacja ((politics) cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties) · ga céileachas (intimate relationship) · pl kohabitacja (act of living together) · hu élettársi viszony (intimate relationship) · ga gnás (act of living together) · ca cohabitació ((politics) cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties)