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residence
noun [C] /ˈrez.ɪ.dəns/ formalDefinition
C2 a home: the Governor's official residenceHome in residence › officially staying or living somewhere: The Queen is in residence at the Palace this week.Living or sleeping somewhere author/poet/artist in residence › an author (= writer), poet, or artist who is employed at a school or college, etc. for a short periodTeachers take up residence/residency somewhere › to go to live somewhere: She took up residence in Canada. She took up permanent residency abroad.Changing homes and moving
(Definition of residence noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -'s suffix
- a roof over your head idiom
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- accommodation noun
- address noun (HOME DETAILS)
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- crib noun (HOME)
- domestic adjective (HOME)
- doorstep verb
- down sb's way idiom
- dwelling noun
- habitation noun
- hangout noun
- harem noun
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- place noun (AREA)
- premises noun
- spiritual home noun
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