What does residence mean?
Definitions for residence
ˈrɛz ɪ dənsres·i·dence
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word residence.
Princeton's WordNet
residence, abodenoun
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
"a person can have several residences"
residencenoun
the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
"he refused to live in the governor's residence"
residency, residence, abidancenoun
the act of dwelling in a place
mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residencenoun
a large and imposing house
Wiktionary
residencenoun
The place where one lives.
residencenoun
A building used as a home.
residencenoun
The place where a corporation is established.
residencenoun
The state of living in a particular place or environment.
residencenoun
Street address of a person.
1859 Easton, Alexander, A Practical Treatise on Street or Horse-Power Railways, p 108, "Rules adopted by the Sixth Avenue Railway, N. Y.":
Etymology: From residentia, from residentem (nominative of residentis), from residere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Residencenoun
Etymology: residence, Fr.
Something holy lodges in that breast,
And with these raptures moves the vocal air,
To testify his hidden residence. John Milton.There was a great familiarity between the confessor and duke William; for the confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy. Matthew Hale, Law of England.
Within the infant rind of this small flower,
Poison hath residence and medicine power. William Shakespeare.Understand the same
Of fish within their wat’ry residence. John Milton, Par. Lost.Caprea had been the retirement of Augustus for some time, and the residence of Tiberius for several years. Addison.
Separation is wrought by weight, as in the ordinary residence or settlement of liquors. Francis Bacon.
Our clearest waters, and such as seem simple unto sense, are much compounded unto reason, as may be observed in the evaporation of water, wherein, besides a terreous residence, some salt is also found. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
Wikipedia
Residence
A residence is a place (normally a building) used as a home or dwelling, where people reside.
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residence
A residence refers to a place where a person lives or dwells. It could be a house, apartment, or other living spaces, designed as a dwelling or home. The term is generally used to describe where someone's permanent or primary home or location of domicile is situated. Residences can vary in terms of structure, size, and convenience depending on the socio-economic status of the residents.
Webster Dictionary
Residencenoun
the act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of an American in France or Italy for a year
Residencenoun
the place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile
Residencenoun
the residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence
Residencenoun
the place where anything rests permanently
Residencenoun
subsidence, as of a sediment
Residencenoun
that which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
RESIDENCE
A rural locality inhabited annually--for a few hours--by a rich New Yorker or Bostonian.
Editors Contribution
residence
A form of housing where a person or people live.
The residence was on the map with a known postcode.
Submitted by MaryC on March 10, 2020
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'residence' in Nouns Frequency: #1948
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of residence in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of residence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of residence in a Sentence
Kentucky Police Sgt. Dean Patterson:
This girl came out of the wreckage herself and found the closest residence and reported the plane crash, it's a miracle in a sense that she survived it, but it's tragic that four others didn't.
It does n’t feel good, it does n’t look good, and it does n’t reflect us, we welcome displays of religious symbols in public spaces and residence hall rooms. We don’t advocate one religion over another.
During the investigation, it was determined Robert Matthew Van Winkle played a role in the burglary and theft. Mr. Van Winkle is currently renovating the residence adjacent to the property in which the items were stolen. A search warrant was obtained and executed in unincorporated Palm Beach County in which several of the stolen items were recovered at a residence under the care and control of Robert Van Winkle.
Past is a place of reference not a place of residence.
Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so I shall choose my death when I am about to depart from life.
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Translations for residence
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- مسكنArabic
- местожителствоBulgarian
- seu social, residènciaCatalan, Valencian
- sídloCzech
- bopælDanish
- Sitz, Firmensitz, Wohnsitz, WohnortGerman
- τόπος κατοικίας, κατοικία, έδραGreek
- loĝejoEsperanto
- residenciaSpanish
- kotitalo, koti, asuinpaikka, kotipaikka, asunto, asuinrakennusFinnish
- búsetur, bústaðurFaroese
- résidence, siège socialFrench
- còmhnaidh, ionad-còmhnaidhScottish Gaelic
- रहने का स्थान, गृह, निवासHindi
- lakhelyHungarian
- bústaðurIcelandic
- residenzaItalian
- 住宅Japanese
- 주소Korean
- residentie, woonplaatsDutch
- bosted, boligNorwegian
- residênciaPortuguese
- местожительствоRussian
- prebivalište, obitavalište, boravište, stan, staništeSerbo-Croatian
- boställe, bostad, boplatsSwedish
- makaoSwahili
- నివాసముTelugu
- rezidans, hane, ev, konutTurkish
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