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residence

/ˈɹɛzɪdəns/

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What does residence mean?

noun

  1. The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
  2. A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein.
  3. The place where a corporation is established.
More meanings (6)

noun

  1. The state of living in a particular place or environment.
  2. Accommodation for students at a university or college.
  3. The place where anything rests permanently.
  4. Subsidence, as of a sediment
  5. That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.
  6. Synonym of rezidentura.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹɛzɪdəns/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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From this piazza the wondering Ichabod entered the hall, which formed the centre of the mansion, and the place of usual residence.
Washington IrvingThe Legend of Sleepy HollowProject Gutenberg ebook #41
The conventional farm-folk of his imagination—personified in the newspaper-press by the pitiable dummy known as Hodge—were obliterated after a few days’ residence.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
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His residence was handsomely furnished, containing among other things a good library, especially rich in poetry, a piano, and some choice engravings.
VariousThe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial IssueProject Gutenberg ebook #206
As a further defence against the weather the whole exterior of this temporary residence was painted with three coats of white-lead paint.
Robert Louis StevensonRecords of a Family of EngineersProject Gutenberg ebook #280
Indeed, considering her poor school advantages through frequent changes of residence she did very well in the subjects covered by formal education.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449