Meanings
plural residencies
- countableuncountableThe condition of being a resident of a particular place.
- countableuncountableThe position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.
The trance DJ was keen to secure a residency in Ibiza.
1 more example
After a successful Thursday-night residency at the Marquee Club—where the Yardbirds, the Animals, and the Rolling Stones first earned their reputations—England's CBS label signed the group to a recording contract.
1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 254
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of rezidentura.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From reside + -ency or resident + -cy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish ophold, bosæde
- opholdcondition of being a resident of a particular place
- bosædehome or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
German Aufenthalt, Wohnsitz
- Aufenthaltcondition of being a resident of a particular place
- Wohnsitzhome or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
- ständiger Aufenthaltsorthome or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
- Assistenzzeitposition or term of a medical resident
- Facharztausbildungposition or term of a medical resident
- Gastauftrittposition of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
- Gastspielposition of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
- Gastaufenthaltposition of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
Hungarian tartózkodás, letelepedés
- tartózkodáscondition of being a resident of a particular place
- letelepedéscondition of being a resident of a particular place
- lakhelyhome or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
- lakóhelyhome or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
- állandó lakhelyhome or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
- állandó tartózkodási engedélyhome or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
- (klinikai) szakorvosi gyakorlat/képzésposition or term of a medical resident
- rezidensségposition of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
- vendégjátékposition of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
- vendégszereplésposition of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
Indonesian kependudukan
- kependudukancondition of being a resident of a particular place
Italian residenza
- residenzahome or residence of a person, especially in the colonies
Portuguese residência
- residênciacondition of being a resident of a particular place
Cite this entry
residency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residency
“residency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residency. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “residency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residency.
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