residence

pronunciation

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Noun:

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
the act of dwelling in a place
a large and imposing house

Word Origin

residence (n.): late 14c., "act of dwelling; dwelling place," from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from Latin residentem (nominative residens) "residing, dwelling," present participle of residere "reside" (see reside). Also borrowed into German (Residenz), Dutch (residentie).

Synonym

n.

address lodging quarters tenement place habitation abode living dwelling roost nest home townhouse trailer condo penthouse housing flat lodgings inhabitation lodgment mobile apartment rooms domicile habitancy house accommodations

n.

stop habitancy habitation stay

n.

mansion palace country estate

n.

mean cottage shed wretched hut dwelling shanty hole bothy shack cot cabin hovel

n.

operations central office activity head of centre home base chief center head-quarters main

n.

hearthstone hearthside fireside fireplace chimney corner household hearth

Example

1. It may have to abandon its embassy and residence in tehran .

2. Foreign workers with temporary residence status make up about four-fifths of the population .

3. Some workers detained claim that their residence papers were confiscated by rela members .

4. Broadly speaking , you will need a work permit and residence visa and an emirates id card .

5. Banks were unwilling to lend money to people without credit histories or proof of permanent residence .

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