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residency

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɹɛzɪdənsi/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being a resident of a particular place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The position or term of a medical resident.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

Topics: government, healthcare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The trance DJ was keen to secure a residency in Ibiza.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Synonym of rezidentura.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rezidentura

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

7

noun

Meaning 7

the act of dwelling in a place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: residence, abidance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: act, deed, human action, human activity

Narrower terms: lodging, occupancy, tenancy

History

Etymology

From reside + -ency or resident + -cy.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: ophold — condition of being a resident of a particular place
  • German: Aufenthalt — condition of being a resident of a particular place
  • Hungarian: tartózkodás — condition of being a resident of a particular place
  • Hungarian: letelepedés — condition of being a resident of a particular place
  • Indonesian: kependudukan — condition of being a resident of a particular place
  • Portuguese: residência — condition of being a resident of a particular place
  • Danish: bosæde — home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
  • German: Wohnsitz — home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
  • German: ständiger Aufenthaltsort — home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
  • Hungarian: lakhely — home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
  • Hungarian: lakóhely — home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
  • Hungarian: állandó lakhely — home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
  • Hungarian: állandó tartózkodási engedély — home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
  • Italian: residenza — home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
  • German: Assistenzzeit — position or term of a medical resident
  • German: Facharztausbildung — position or term of a medical resident
  • Hungarian: (klinikai) szakorvosi gyakorlat/képzés — position or term of a medical resident
  • German: Gastauftritt — position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
  • German: Gastspiel — position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
  • German: Gastaufenthalt — position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
  • Hungarian: rezidensség — position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
  • Hungarian: vendégjáték — position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
  • Hungarian: vendégszereplés — position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
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