residence

  • 31residence — n. home, abode 1) to establish, take up residence 2) to change one s (place of) residence 3) one s legal; permanent residence state of being officially present 4) in residence (a poet in residence) * * * [ rezɪd(ə)ns] permanent residence take up… …

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  • 32residence — res|i|dence [ˈrezıdəns] n 1.) formal a house, especially a large or official one ▪ the ambassador s official residence 2.) [U] legal permission to live in a country for a certain period of time = ↑residency ▪ a residence permit… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33residence — res|i|dence [ rezıdəns ] noun ** 1. ) count FORMAL a house or other place where someone lives, especially a large house used by an important person: the President s official residence The building is partly a museum and partly a private residence …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34residence */*/ — UK [ˈrezɪd(ə)ns] / US [ˈrezɪdəns] noun Word forms residence : singular residence plural residences 1) [countable] formal a house or other place where someone lives, especially a large house used by an important person the President s official… …

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  • 35residence — A term of dual meaning, sometimes meaning a temporary, permanent, or transient character of abode; at other times meaning one s fixed abode or domicil. 25 Am J2d Dom § 4. Sometimes a mere physical presence in a place; at other times an abiding in …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 36residence — 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)… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37Residence — The term residence may refer to:* House * Home * Nursing home * Residence in English family law, pertaining to where children should live in the case of disputes * Habitual residence, a civil law term dealing with the status of refugees, and… …

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  • 38residence — 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 …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 39residence — n. 1 the act or an instance of residing. 2 a the place where a person resides; an abode. b a mansion; the official house of a government minister etc. c a house, esp. one of considerable pretension (returned to their London residence). Phrases… …

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  • 40residence*/ — [ˈrezɪd(ə)ns] noun [C] formal a house or other place where someone lives the President s official residence[/ex] • in residence living or working somewhere[/ex] …

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