noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The place where a corporation is established.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The state of living in a particular place or environment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Accommodation for students at a university or college.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The place where anything rests permanently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Subsidence, as of a sediment
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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9
noun
Meaning 9
Synonym of rezidentura.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rezidentura
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
the act of dwelling in a place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: residency, abidance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, deed, human action, human activity
Narrower terms: lodging, occupancy, tenancy
11
noun
Meaning 11
a large and imposing house
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mansion, mansion house, manse, hall
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: house
Narrower terms: manor, manor house, palace, castle, stately home
12
noun
Meaning 12
the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he refused to live in the governor's residence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: house
Narrower terms: court, deanery, manse, palace, parsonage, vicarage, rectory, religious residence, cloister, Vatican, Vatican Palace, White House, Mount Vernon
13
noun
Meaning 13
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a person can have several residences
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abode
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: address
Narrower terms: domicile, legal residence, home, place
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from residēns, present participle of resideō, equivalent to reside + -ence. Doublet of residencia.
Across languages
Translations
198 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَسْكَن
(maskan)
— place where one lives
Azerbaijani:
iqamətgah
— place where one lives
Azerbaijani:
iqamət
— place where one lives
Belarusian:
ме́сца жыха́рства
(mjésca žyxárstva)
— place where one lives
Belarusian:
месцажыха́рства
(mjescažyxárstva)
— place where one lives
Belarusian:
месцапражыва́нне
(mjescapražyvánnje)
— place where one lives
Bengali:
মকান
(mokan)
— place where one lives
Bhojpuri:
निवास
(nivās)
— place where one lives
Bulgarian:
местожи́телство
(mestožítelstvo)
— place where one lives
Catalan:
residència
— place where one lives
Catalan:
domicili
— place where one lives
Chinese Mandarin:
居所
(jūsuǒ)
— place where one lives
Chinese Mandarin:
住所
(zhùsuǒ)
— place where one lives
Chinese Mandarin:
住宅
(zhùzhái)
— place where one lives
Choctaw:
aiʋtta
— place where one lives
Choctaw:
aiʋshwa
— place where one lives
Choctaw:
aiasha
— place where one lives
Danish:
bolig
— place where one lives
Danish:
bopæl
— place where one lives
Danish:
bosted
— place where one lives
Danish:
residens
— place where one lives
Dutch:
woonplaats
— place where one lives
Esperanto:
loĝejo
— place where one lives
Farefare:
kẽ'a zẽ'a
— place where one lives
Faroese:
bústaður
— place where one lives
Faroese:
búsetur
— place where one lives
Finnish:
kotipaikka
— place where one lives
Finnish:
asuinpaikka
— place where one lives
Finnish:
koti
— place where one lives
French:
résidence
— place where one lives
Galician:
residencia
— place where one lives
Galician:
lar
— place where one lives
Galician:
eido
— place where one lives
German:
Wohnsitz
— place where one lives
German:
Wohnort
— place where one lives
Gothic:
𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃
(bauains)
— place where one lives
Greek:
κατοικία
(katoikía)
— place where one lives
Ancient Greek:
οἴκημα
(oíkēma)
— place where one lives
Hindi:
निवास
(nivās)
— place where one lives
Hindi:
रहने का स्थान
(rahne kā sthān)
— place where one lives
Hungarian:
lakhely
— place where one lives
Hungarian:
lakóhely
— place where one lives
Hungarian:
tartózkodási hely
— place where one lives
Icelandic:
bústaður
— place where one lives
Indonesian:
kediaman
— place where one lives
Indonesian:
domisili
— place where one lives
Italian:
residenza
— place where one lives
Japanese:
住宅
(jūtaku)
— place where one lives
Kazakh:
тұрақ
(tūraq)
— place where one lives
Kazakh:
қоныс
(qonys)
— place where one lives
Kazakh:
тұрғылықты жері
(tūrğylyqty jerı)
— place where one lives
Kazakh:
тұратын жері
(tūratyn jerı)
— place where one lives
Korean:
주소
(juso)
— place where one lives
Korean:
주택
(jutaek)
— place where one lives
Kyrgyz:
турак жай
(turak jay)
— place where one lives
Kyrgyz:
турак мекен
(turak meken)
— place where one lives
Malayalam:
താമസസ്ഥലം
(tāmasasthalaṁ)
— place where one lives
Manchu:
ᡨᡝᡥᡝ ᠪᠠ
(tehe ba)
— place where one lives
Moore:
vɩɩm zĩiga
— place where one lives
Norwegian Bokmål:
bosted
— place where one lives
Norwegian Bokmål:
residens
— place where one lives
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bustad
— place where one lives
Norwegian Nynorsk:
residens
— place where one lives
Old English:
wunung
— place where one lives
Iranian Persian:
اِقامَتْگاه
(eġâmatgâh)
— place where one lives
Iranian Persian:
اِقامَت
(eġâmat)
— place where one lives
Iranian Persian:
مَحَلِّ اِقامَت
(mahall-e eġâmat)
— place where one lives
Plautdietsch:
Wonunk
— place where one lives
Polish:
miejsce zamieszkania
— place where one lives
Portuguese:
residência
— place where one lives
Romanian:
rezidență
— place where one lives
Romanian:
domiciliu
— place where one lives
Romanian:
reședință
— place where one lives
Russian:
местожи́тельство
(mestožítelʹstvo)
— place where one lives
Russian:
резиде́нция
(rezidéncija)
— place where one lives
Sanskrit:
परिष्ठिति
(pariṣṭhiti)
— place where one lives
Scottish Gaelic:
còmhnaidh
— place where one lives
Scottish Gaelic:
ionad-còmhnaidh
— place where one lives
Serbo-Croatian:
обита̀валӣште
— place where one lives
Serbo-Croatian:
бо̀равӣште
— place where one lives
Serbo-Croatian:
ста̑н
— place where one lives
Serbo-Croatian:
пребѝвалӣште
— place where one lives
Serbo-Croatian:
ста̏нӣште
— place where one lives
Serbo-Croatian:
obitàvalīšte
— place where one lives
Serbo-Croatian:
bòravīšte
— place where one lives
Serbo-Croatian:
stȃn
— place where one lives
Serbo-Croatian:
prebìvalīšte
— place where one lives
Serbo-Croatian:
stȁnīšte
— place where one lives
Southern Altai:
турган јер
(turgan ǰer)
— place where one lives
Spanish:
residencia
— place where one lives
Swahili:
makao
— place where one lives
Swahili:
makazi
— place where one lives
Swedish:
bostad
— place where one lives
Swedish:
boplats
— place where one lives
Swedish:
boställe
— place where one lives
Swedish:
residens
— place where one lives
Tajik:
иқоматгоҳ
(iqomatgoh)
— place where one lives
Tajik:
иқомат
(iqomat)
— place where one lives
Telugu:
నివాసము
(nivāsamu)
— place where one lives
Tocharian B:
wṣeñña
— place where one lives
Turkish:
konut
— place where one lives
Turkish:
ev
— place where one lives
Turkish:
hane
— place where one lives
Turkish:
rezidans
— place where one lives
Turkish:
ikamet
— place where one lives
Ottoman Turkish:
مكان
(mekân)
— place where one lives
Ugaritic:
𐎎𐎌𐎋𐎐𐎚
(mšknt)
— place where one lives
Ukrainian:
мі́сце прожива́ння
(mísce prožyvánnja)
— place where one lives
Ukrainian:
місцеперебува́ння
(misceperebuvánnja)
— place where one lives
Urdu:
رہائش
(rihāiš)
— place where one lives
Uzbek:
turar joyi
— place where one lives
Vietnamese:
nơi ở
— place where one lives
Yiddish:
וווינונג
(voynung)
— place where one lives
Zhuang:
ranzyouq
— place where one lives
Belarusian:
жыллё
(žylljó)
— building used as a home
Belarusian:
жытло́
(žytló)
— building used as a home
Bulgarian:
жи́лище
(žílište)
— building used as a home
Bulgarian:
резиде́нция
(rezidéncija)
— building used as a home
Catalan:
residència
— building used as a home
Chinese Mandarin:
住宅
(zhùzhái)
— building used as a home
Chinese Mandarin:
住所
(zhùsuǒ)
— building used as a home
Danish:
bolig
— building used as a home
Danish:
bopæl
— building used as a home
Danish:
bosted
— building used as a home
Danish:
residens
— building used as a home
Dutch:
residentie
— building used as a home
Finnish:
koti
— building used as a home
Finnish:
kotitalo
— building used as a home
French:
résidence
— building used as a home
German:
Wohnhaus
— building used as a home
Greek:
κατοικία
(katoikía)
— building used as a home
Hindi:
गृह
(gŕh)
— building used as a home
Indonesian:
hunian
— building used as a home
Malayalam:
വസതി
(vasati)
— building used as a home
Manchu:
ᡨᡝᡥᡝ ᠪᠠ
(tehe ba)
— building used as a home
Norwegian Bokmål:
bolig
— building used as a home
Polish:
mieszkanie
— building used as a home
Portuguese:
residência
— building used as a home
Portuguese:
domicílio
— building used as a home
Portuguese:
moradia
— building used as a home
Romanian:
rezidență
— building used as a home
Romanian:
domiciliu
— building used as a home
Romanian:
locuință
— building used as a home
Russian:
жильё
(žilʹjó)
— building used as a home
Russian:
резиде́нция
(rezidéncija)
— building used as a home
Russian:
дом
(dom)
— building used as a home
Russian:
жили́ще
(žilíšče)
— building used as a home
Scottish Gaelic:
còmhnaidh
— building used as a home
Scottish Gaelic:
ionad-còmhnaidh
— building used as a home
Swahili:
makao
— building used as a home
Swedish:
bostad
— building used as a home
Swedish:
residens
— building used as a home
Turkish:
konut
— building used as a home
Ukrainian:
житло́
(žytló)
— building used as a home
Ukrainian:
домі́вка
(domívka)
— building used as a home
Ukrainian:
резиде́нція
(rezydéncija)
— building used as a home
Zhuang:
ranzyouq
— building used as a home
Bulgarian:
седа́лище
(sedálište)
— place where a corporation is established
Catalan:
seu social
— place where a corporation is established
Czech:
sídlo
— place where a corporation is established
Finnish:
kotipaikka
— place where a corporation is established
French:
siège social
— place where a corporation is established
German:
Sitz
— place where a corporation is established
German:
Firmensitz
— place where a corporation is established
Greek:
έδρα
(édra)
— place where a corporation is established
Hungarian:
székhely
— place where a corporation is established
Romanian:
sediu
— place where a corporation is established
Russian:
местонахожде́ние
(mestonaxoždénije)
— place where a corporation is established
Russian:
местоположе́ние
(mestopoložénije)
— place where a corporation is established
Russian:
местопребыва́ние
(mestoprebyvánije)
— place where a corporation is established
Swahili:
makao
— place where a corporation is established
Belarusian:
прабыва́нне
(prabyvánnje)
— state of living in a place
Belarusian:
по́быт
(póbyt)
— state of living in a place
Bulgarian:
пребива́ване
(prebivávane)
— state of living in a place
Chinese Mandarin:
居留
(jūliú)
— state of living in a place
Czech:
pobyt
— state of living in a place
Finnish:
asuminen
— state of living in a place
Finnish:
oleskelu
— state of living in a place
Ancient Greek:
οἴκησις
(oíkēsis)
— state of living in a place
Japanese:
滞在
(taizai)
— state of living in a place
Korean:
체재
(chejae)
— state of living in a place
Polish:
pobyt
— state of living in a place
Russian:
пребыва́ние
(prebyvánije)
— state of living in a place
Russian:
прожива́ние
(proživánije)
— state of living in a place
Slovak:
pobyt
— state of living in a place
Ukrainian:
перебува́ння
(perebuvánnja)
— state of living in a place
Ukrainian:
по́бут
(póbut)
— state of living in a place