residence

B2 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/ See IPA manual

Freq #5003

Meanings

1

noun
The place where someone lives; a home.

He took up residence in a small flat in London.
2

noun
The official home of an important person, such as a president.

The new governor refused to live in the official residence.
3

noun
The fact of living in a particular place.

You must prove residence in the country to apply for the visa.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the place where someone... abode

3 noun · the fact of living in a... residency

Word family

Forms residences

Derived forms coresidencenonresidence

Related forms homesteadmeasemessuagereside residency resident residential

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Phrases (1)

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legal residence
a person's officially recognized home for legal purposes

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from residēns, present participle of resideō, equivalent to reside + -ence.

*sed- Proto-Indo-European residence Middle English residentia la-med

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Topics

Places & Geography

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# residence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/
**Frequency rank:** 5003

## Meanings
1. The place where someone lives; a home.
2. The official home of an important person, such as a president.
3. The fact of living in a particular place.

## Examples
- He took up residence in a small flat in London.
- The new governor refused to live in the official residence.
- You must prove residence in the country to apply for the visa.

## Derived Forms
- coresidence
- nonresidence

## Related Forms
- homestead
- mease
- messuage
- reside
- residency
- resident
- residential

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sed-
- Root: residence
- Root: residentia

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from residēns, present participle of resideō, equivalent to reside + -ence.

## AI Etymology
Residence is inherited from Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from residēns, present participle of resideō, equivalent to reside + -ence. Modern senses include the place where someone lives; a home. and the official home of an important person, such as a president.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as coresidence and nonresidence and related forms such as homestead, mease, messuage, and reside.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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