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- 1. a person's home; the place where someone lives: "the youth hostel has been adapted from a private residence" Similar
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The meaning of RESIDENCE is the act or fact of dwelling in a place for some time. How to use residence in a sentence.
RESIDENCE definition: 1. a home: 2. officially staying or living somewhere: 3. an author (= writer), poet, or artist…. Learn more.
the act of living or staying in a specified place while performing official duties, carrying on studies or research, awaiting a divorce, etc.: She will spend two terms in resident at Oxford University. the time during which a person resides in a place: a residence there of five years. Synonyms: sojourn, abode, stay.
The official home of a person in a position of power — like a monarch or a president — is also called a residence. The official residence of the British Prime Minister is 10 Downing Street, and the residence of the President of the United States is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
noun [ C/U ] us / ˈrez·ɪ·dəns / Add to word list. the place where someone lives, or the condition of living somewhere: [ C ] That big building is the Governor’s official residence (= home). [ U ] She took up residence in Boston (= began living there).
1. the place in which one resides; abode or home. 2. a large imposing house; mansion. 3. the fact of residing in a place or a period of residing. 4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the official house of the governor of any of various countries. 5. the state of being officially present. 6. in residence.
The act or fact of residing. The fact or status of living or staying in a place while working, going to school, carrying out official duties, etc., esp. long enough to qualify for certain rights, privileges, etc. The place in which a person or thing resides; dwelling place; abode; esp., a house. A medical residency.
the fact or status of living or staying in a place while working, going to school, carrying out official duties, etc., esp. long enough to qualify for certain rights, privileges, etc. 3. the place in which a person or thing resides; dwelling place; abode; esp., a house. 4. a large or imposing house; mansion. 5.
Definition of residence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English residence res‧i‧dence / ˈrezɪd ə ns / AWL noun 1 [countable] formal a house, especially a large or official one the ambassador’s official residence see thesaurus at home 2 [uncountable] legal permission to live in a country for a certain period of time SYN residency a residence permit ...
