residency
/ˈrez·ɪ·dən·si/ n [C/U]Definition
› the fact of living in a particular place: [U] You have to meet residency requirements (= live in a place long enough) before you can apply for citizenship. › A residency is also a period of work, usually in a hospital, for a doctor to get practical experience and training in a special area of medicine.
(Definition of residency n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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