residence
Other forms: residences
The house or apartment where you live is your place of residence. If you're house proud, it means you keep your residence nice and tidy.
The act of living in a place is also called residence. You might take up residence in an ancient oak tree when the city threatens to cut it down, for example. The official home of a person in a position of power — like a monarch or a president — is also called a residence. The official residence of the British Prime Minister is 10 Downing Street, and the residence of the President of the United States is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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any address at which you dwell more than temporarily“a person can have several residences”
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synonyms:
abode
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types:
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domicile, legal residence
(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
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home, place
where you live at a particular time
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home away from home, home from home
a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home
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type of:
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address
the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
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domicile, legal residence
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the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)“he refused to live in the governor's residence”
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Vatican Palace
the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
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White House
the government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States
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Mount Vernon
the former residence of George Washington in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river
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court
the residence of a sovereign or member of the nobility
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deanery
the official residence of a dean
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manse
the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)
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palace
official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
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parsonage, rectory, vicarage
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
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cloister, religious residence
residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
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alcazar
any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors
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convent
a religious residence especially for nuns
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glebe house
a parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a benefice)
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monastery
the residence of a religious community
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priory
religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
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house
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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Vatican Palace
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a large and imposing house
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synonyms:
hall, manse, mansion, mansion house
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manor, manor house
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
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castle, palace
a large and stately mansion
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stately home
a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family
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house
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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manor, manor house
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the act of dwelling in a place
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lodging
the act of lodging
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occupancy, tenancy
an act of being a tenant or occupant
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habitation, inhabitancy, inhabitation
the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
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act, deed, human action, human activity
something that people do or cause to happen
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lodging
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Vocabulary lists containing residence
Shelter is a basic human need, as essential as food and water. As a result, there are many words to describe the place you live, each with its own history and connotation. Get ready for some home schooling!
When Claudia Kincaid and her brother run away from home, they find themselves caught up in a mystery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Learn these words from E. L. Konigsburg's award-winning novel.
Learn these words from the Nigerian myth (Inside: Level C, Unit 4). Here are our links to the selections of "At Home in the World": Here, There, and Beyond, Sun and Moon, Earth and Space, Indian Summer Sun; Almost Evenly Divided, So You're Going to Mars Here are our links to the units of Level C: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8 Here are our links to the Inside books: Level A, Level B, Level C Here is our link to a list of academic vocabulary for Inside: Academic Vocabulary