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   Res·i·dence

   /ˈrez(ə)d(ə)ns/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person's home; the place where someone lives: "the youth hostel has been adapted from a private residence" Similar homehouseapartmentplace of residenceaddressaccommodationplacequarterslodgingsseatpied à terreflatinformal:paddigsformal:dwellingdwelling placedomicileabodehabitation
   • ▪ the official house of a government minister or other public and official figure: "the palace was designated the official residence of the head of state"
   • ▪ the fact of living in a particular place: "Rome was his main place of residence" Similar occupancyhabitationresidencyinhabitationtenancystayformal:abodesojournrare:inhabitancyinhabitancedomiciliationhabitancy

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the fact of living in a place): from Old French, or from medieval Latin residentia, from Latin residere ‘remain’ (see reside).

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