Meanings
nounresidence (countable and uncountable, plural residences)
plural residences
- countableuncountableThe place where one lives (resides); one's home.
Johnson took up his residence in London.
1856 December, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Samuel Johnson”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, →OCLC - countableuncountableThe place where a corporation is established.
- countableuncountableThe state of living in a particular place or environment.
The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy.
1713, The History of the Common Law of England, Sir Matthew Hale (jurist), Google Books, page 87 - countableuncountableAccommodation for students at a university or college.
- countableuncountableThe place where anything rests permanently.
But when a king sets himself to bandy against the highest court and residence of all his regal power, he then […] fights against his own majesty and kingship.
1649, J[ohn] Milton, ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC - countableuncountableSubsidence, as of a sediment
Separation[…]is wrought by Weight; as in the ordinary Residence or Settlement of Liquors.
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of rezidentura.
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Origin
- Medieval Latinresidentia
- Old Frenchresidence
- Middle Englishresidence
- Englishresidence
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek οἴκημα, οἴκησις
- οἴκημα (oíkēma)place where one lives
- οἴκησις (oíkēsis)state of living in a place
Arabic مَسْكَن
- مَسْكَن (maskan)place where one lives
Bengali মকান
- মকান (mokan)place where one lives
Bulgarian местожи́телство, жи́лище
- местожи́телство (mestožítelstvo)place where one lives
- жи́лище (žílište)building used as a home
- резиде́нция (rezidéncija)building used as a home
- седа́лище (sedálište)place where a corporation is established
- пребива́ване (prebivávane)state of living in a place
- общежи́тие (obštežítie)student accommodation
Catalan residència, domicili
- residènciaplace where one lives
- domiciliplace where one lives
- residènciabuilding used as a home
- seu socialplace where a corporation is established
- residènciastudent accommodation
Chinese Mandarin 居所, 住所
- 居所 (jūsuǒ)place where one lives
- 住所 (zhùsuǒ)place where one lives
- 住宅 (zhùzhái)place where one lives
- 住宅 (zhùzhái)building used as a home
- 住所 (zhùsuǒ)building used as a home
- 居留 (jūliú)state of living in a place
Czech sídlo, pobyt
- sídloplace where a corporation is established
- pobytstate of living in a place
Danish bolig, bopæl
- boligplace where one lives
- bopælplace where one lives
- bostedplace where one lives
- residensplace where one lives
- boligbuilding used as a home
- bopælbuilding used as a home
- bostedbuilding used as a home
- residensbuilding used as a home
Dutch woonplaats, residentie
- woonplaatsplace where one lives
- residentiebuilding used as a home
Esperanto loĝejo
- loĝejoplace where one lives
Finnish kotipaikka, asuinpaikka
- kotipaikkaplace where one lives
- asuinpaikkaplace where one lives
- kotiplace where one lives
- kotibuilding used as a home
- kotitalobuilding used as a home
- kotipaikkaplace where a corporation is established
- asuminenstate of living in a place
- oleskelustate of living in a place
- asuntolastudent accommodation
- sakkathat which falls to the bottom of liquor
- sedimenttithat which falls to the bottom of liquor
French résidence, résidence
- résidenceplace where one lives
- résidencebuilding used as a home
- siège socialplace where a corporation is established
- résidencestudent accommodation
German Wohnsitz, Wohnort
- Wohnsitzplace where one lives
- Wohnortplace where one lives
- Wohnhausbuilding used as a home
- Sitzplace where a corporation is established
- Firmensitzplace where a corporation is established
Greek κατοικία, κατοικία
- κατοικία (katoikía)place where one lives
- κατοικία (katoikía)building used as a home
- έδρα (édra)place where a corporation is established
Hindi निवास, रहने का स्थान
- निवास (nivās)place where one lives
- रहने का स्थान (rahne kā sthān)place where one lives
- गृह (gŕh)building used as a home
Hungarian lakhely, lakóhely
- lakhelyplace where one lives
- lakóhelyplace where one lives
- tartózkodási helyplace where one lives
- székhelyplace where a corporation is established
- diákotthonstudent accommodation
- kollégiumstudent accommodation
Icelandic bústaður
- bústaðurplace where one lives
Indonesian kediaman, domisili
- kediamanplace where one lives
- domisiliplace where one lives
- hunianbuilding used as a home
Italian residenza
- residenzaplace where one lives
Japanese 住宅, 滞在
- 住宅 (jūtaku)place where one lives
- 滞在 (taizai)state of living in a place
Korean 주소, 주택
- 주소 (juso)place where one lives
- 주택 (jutaek)place where one lives
- 체재 (chejae)state of living in a place
Norwegian Bokmål bosted, residens
- bostedplace where one lives
- residensplace where one lives
- boligbuilding used as a home
Polish miejsce zamieszkania, mieszkanie
- miejsce zamieszkaniaplace where one lives
- mieszkaniebuilding used as a home
- pobytstate of living in a place
Portuguese residência, residência
- residênciaplace where one lives
- residênciabuilding used as a home
- domicíliobuilding used as a home
- moradiabuilding used as a home
Romanian rezidență, domiciliu
- rezidențăplace where one lives
- domiciliuplace where one lives
- reședințăplace where one lives
- rezidențăbuilding used as a home
- domiciliubuilding used as a home
- locuințăbuilding used as a home
- sediuplace where a corporation is established
Russian местожи́тельство, резиде́нция
- местожи́тельство (mestožítelʹstvo)place where one lives
- резиде́нция (rezidéncija)place where one lives
- жильё (žilʹjó)building used as a home
- резиде́нция (rezidéncija)building used as a home
- дом (dom)building used as a home
- жили́ще (žilíšče)building used as a home
- местонахожде́ние (mestonaxoždénije)place where a corporation is established
- местоположе́ние (mestopoložénije)place where a corporation is established
- местопребыва́ние (mestoprebyvánije)place where a corporation is established
- пребыва́ние (prebyvánije)state of living in a place
- прожива́ние (proživánije)state of living in a place
- общежи́тие (obščežítije)student accommodation
Scottish Gaelic còmhnaidh, ionad-còmhnaidh
- còmhnaidhplace where one lives
- ionad-còmhnaidhplace where one lives
- còmhnaidhbuilding used as a home
- ionad-còmhnaidhbuilding used as a home
Slovak pobyt
- pobytstate of living in a place
Spanish residencia
- residenciaplace where one lives
Swahili makao, makazi
- makaoplace where one lives
- makaziplace where one lives
- makaobuilding used as a home
- makaoplace where a corporation is established
Swedish bostad, boplats
- bostadplace where one lives
- boplatsplace where one lives
- boställeplace where one lives
- residensplace where one lives
- bostadbuilding used as a home
- residensbuilding used as a home
Turkish konut, ev
- konutplace where one lives
- evplace where one lives
- haneplace where one lives
- rezidansplace where one lives
- ikametplace where one lives
- konutbuilding used as a home
Ukrainian мі́сце прожива́ння, місцеперебува́ння
- мі́сце прожива́ння (mísce prožyvánnja)place where one lives
- місцеперебува́ння (misceperebuvánnja)place where one lives
- житло́ (žytló)building used as a home
- домі́вка (domívka)building used as a home
- резиде́нція (rezydéncija)building used as a home
- перебува́ння (perebuvánnja)state of living in a place
- по́бут (póbut)state of living in a place
- гурто́житок (hurtóžytok)student accommodation
Urdu رہائش
- رہائش (rihāiš)place where one lives
Vietnamese nơi ở
- nơi ởplace where one lives
Yiddish וווינונג
- וווינונג (voynung)place where one lives
Cite this entry
APA
residence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residence
MLA
“residence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “residence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residence.
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