Definitions for residence
ˈrɛz ɪ dənsres·i·dence

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. residence, abodenoun

   any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

   "a person can have several residences"

2. residencenoun

   the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)

   "he refused to live in the governor's residence"

3. residency, residence, abidancenoun

   the act of dwelling in a place

4. mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residencenoun

   a large and imposing house

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. residencenoun

   The place where one lives.

   Etymology: From residentia, from residentem (nominative of residentis), from residere.

2. residencenoun

   A building used as a home.

   Etymology: From residentia, from residentem (nominative of residentis), from residere.

3. residencenoun

   The place where a corporation is established.

   Etymology: From residentia, from residentem (nominative of residentis), from residere.

4. residencenoun

   The state of living in a particular place or environment.

   Etymology: From residentia, from residentem (nominative of residentis), from residere.

5. 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.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Residencenoun

   the place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile

3. Residencenoun

   the residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence

4. Residencenoun

   the place where anything rests permanently

5. Residencenoun

   subsidence, as of a sediment

6. Residencenoun

   that which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. RESIDENCE

   A rural locality inhabited annually--for a few hours--by a rich New Yorker or Bostonian.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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  

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Address
   • House

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'residence' in Nouns Frequency: #1948

How to pronounce residence?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say residence in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of residence in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of residence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of residence in a Sentence

1. Peter James:

   To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that looks at residence-based exposure conducted across a broad geographic range, across the entire United States.

2. Matthew Costello:

   It was brief, but Franklin Roosevelt turned Blue Room into Franklin Roosevelt office for meetings, and used the Yellow Oval upstairs in the Executive Residence for Franklin Roosevelt private office.

3. Sheikh Hasina:

   Khaleda Zia is not confined, who has confined her? She can go to her residence any time.

4. Cordula Mauss:

   People have always been interested in celebrities and powerful people and their homes, immediately after the death of Ludwig II in 1886, the first tourists came and wanted to see what their king had built as his private residence.

5. Police Chief Gregory Wickett:

   The town of Hamburg police department is investigating an incident that allegedly occurred at the residence of Patrick Kane last weekend, at this time we are gathering information and awaiting forensic testing results.

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