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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Pronunciation
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/ˈɹɛzɪdənsi/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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