Residence Meaning
/ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe place where one lives (resides); one's home.
nounA building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein.
Sentence Examples
Hello. Is this the Gotos' residence?
I made several calls to Mr Yamada's residence, but no one answered the calls.
The governor has an official residence in the capital city.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The mansion served as the official ____ for the mayor during her term.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ambassador's official ____ was a grand Georgian townhouse in the heart of the capital.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"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:
"waters of a muddy residence"
— 1638, Jeremy Taylor, Sermon on Gunpowder Treason:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mansion served as the official ____ for the mayor during her term.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ambassador's official ____ was a grand Georgian townhouse in the heart of the capital.