Residence - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈrezɪdəns|  American pronunciation of the word residence
Brit.  |ˈrezɪd(ə)ns|  British pronunciation of the word residence

noun

- any address at which you dwell more than temporarily (syn: abode)
a person can have several residences
- the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
he refused to live in the governor's residence
- the act of dwelling in a place (syn: abidance, residency)
- a large and imposing house (syn: hall, manse, mansion)

Extra examples

He recently ended his residence at the apartment complex.

They were granted residence in this country.

The Queen is in residence at the Palace this week.

Jeff has permanent residence in Canada, but is still a US citizen.

Rome was his main place of residence.

You must present documentary proof of your residence.

...the mystery of those strange noises became quite explicable once we realized that a colony of bats had taken up residence...

The mountain lies between his residence and the main road, and occludes the expectation of transient visits.

The alarm reached the residence.

He took up residence in Chicago.

The emperor was in residence at his summer palace.

Word forms

noun
singular: residence
plural: residences
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