Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The position or term of a medical resident.
  • noun The house of a colonial resident.
  • noun The sphere of authority of a colonial resident.
  • noun Residence.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as residence.
  • noun Specifically The official residence of a British resident at the court of a native prince in India.
  • noun A province or administrative division in some of the islands of the Dutch East Indies.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolescent Residence.
  • noun A political agency at a native court in British India, held by an officer styled the Resident; also, a Dutch commercial colony or province in the East Indies.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun US The position or term of a medical resident
  • noun The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
  • noun The condition of being a resident of a particular place
  • noun The home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)
  • noun the act of dwelling in a place

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Examples

  • Non-residency is a grey area and they like to keep it that way, so they can abuse you.

    Income tax 2009

  • Non-residency is a grey area and they like to keep it that way, so they can abuse you.

    Income tax 2009

  • Non-residency is a grey area and they like to keep it that way, so they can abuse you.

    Income tax 2009

  • The time to get permanent residency is running about two to three years for petitions by citizens and 10 or more years for petitions by permanent residents.

    U.S. Permanent Resident living in another country 2010

  • Arresting someone in their own home when they have given you identification and proof of residency is exactly what President Obama indicated it was: stupid.

    White House says Obama does not regret Gates comments 2009

  • The time to get permanent residency is running about two to three years for petitions by citizens and 10 or more years for petitions by permanent residents.

    U.S. Permanent Resident living in another country 2010

  • The time to get permanent residency is running about two to three years for petitions by citizens and 10 or more years for petitions by permanent residents.

    U.S. Permanent Resident living in another country 2010

  • Non-residency is a grey area and they like to keep it that way, so they can abuse you.

    Income tax 2009

  • Non-residency is a grey area and they like to keep it that way, so they can abuse you.

    Income tax 2009

  • The time to get permanent residency is running about two to three years for petitions by citizens and 10 or more years for petitions by permanent residents.

    U.S. Permanent Resident living in another country 2010

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