residencenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈrez.ɪ.dəns/us/ˈrez.ə.dəns/formalC2 a home:
the Governor's official residence
in residence
officially staying or living somewhere:
The Queen is in residence at the Palace this week.
author/poet/artist in residence
an author (= writer), poet, or artist who is employed at a school or college, etc. for a short period
take up residence/residency somewhere
to go to live somewhere:
She took up residence in Canada.
She took up permanent residency abroad.
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- The premier left his residence with almost indecent haste following his resignation.
- Number Ten Downing Street is the British prime minister's official residence.
- The council was hoping to turn a children's home into a residence for adolescent girls.
- The estate agent described the flat as a bijou residence.
- She has managed to obtain a temporary residence permit.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Home
- a roof over your head idiom
- abode
- accommodation
- address
- an Englishman's home is his castle idiom
- bolthole
- domestic
- door-to-door
- down
- down sb's way idiom
- dwelling
- Englishman
- gaff
- habitation
- lodging
- place
- premises
- residential
- spiritual home
- the home front
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Living or sleeping somewhere
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