Residence (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the place, especially the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling; home: Their residence is in New York City.
  2. a structure serving as a dwelling or home, especially one of large proportion and superior quality: They have a summer residence in Connecticut.
  3. the act or fact of residing: during his residence in Spain.
  4. the act of living or staying in a specified place while performing official duties, carrying on studies or research, awaiting a divorce, etc.: She will spend two terms in resident at Oxford University.
  5. the time during which a person resides in a place: a residence there of five years.
  6. the location of the main offices or principal center of business activity of a commercial enterprise, especially a large corporation, as registered under law.
  7. residence time.
noun
  1. the place in which one resides; abode or home
  2. a large imposing house; mansion
  3. the fact of residing in a place or a period of residing
  4. the official house of the governor of any of various countries
  5. the state of being officially present
  6. in residence
    • actually resident
    • designating a creative artist resident for a set period at a university, college, etc, whose role is to stimulate an active interest in the subject
  7. the seat of some inherent quality, characteristic, etc
Residence (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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