residence (noun)
1residence — noun 1 house ADJECTIVE ▪ desirable (BrE) ▪ palatial ▪ official ▪ royal ▪ personal (AmE), private …
2residence — ► NOUN 1) the fact of residing somewhere. 2) the place where a person resides; a person s home. 3) the official house of a government minister or other official figure. ● artist (or writer) in residence Cf. ↑writer in residence …
3residence — res·i·dence / re zə dəns/ n 1: the act or fact of living in a place 2 a: the place where one actually lives as distinguished from a domicile or place of temporary sojourn a person can have more than one residence but only one domicile ◇ A… …
4residence — noun 1 (C) formal a) a house, especially a large one b) the place where an ambassador (=important representative from a foreign country) lives 2 (U) a) the state of living in a place b) permission to live somewhere permanently 3 in residence a)… …
5residence permit — ➔ permit * * * residence permit UK US noun [C] LAW ► an official document that allows you to live in a country that you were not born in: »More people are working in the country with or without a residence permit …
6residence — noun 1) formal her private residence Syn: home, house, place of residence, address; quarters, lodgings; informal pad, digs; formal dwelling, dwelling place, domicile, abode 2) the university residence Syn …
7residence hall — noun a college or university building containing living quarters for students • Syn: ↑dormitory, ↑dorm, ↑hall, ↑student residence • Hypernyms: ↑living quarters, ↑quarters, ↑building, ↑ …
8residence — noun 1》 the fact of residing somewhere. 2》 a person s home. 3》 the official house of a government minister or other official figure. Phrases artist (or writer) in residence an artist or writer who is based within a college or other institution… …
9residence — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the act or fact of dwelling in a place for some time b. the act or fact of living or regularly staying at or in some place for the discharge of a duty or the enjoyment of a benefit 2. a. (1) the place where one… …
10residence time — noun Date: 1954 the duration of persistence of a mass or substance in a medium or place (as the atmosphere) …
