residence (residences plural )
1 n-count A residence is a house where people live.
FORMAL ...hotels and private residences.
2 n-uncount Your place of residence is the place where you live.
FORMAL ...differences among women based on age, place of residence and educational levels.
3 n-uncount Someone's residence in a particular place is the fact that they live there or that they are officially allowed to live there.
They had entered the country and had applied for permanent residence...
5 If someone is in residence in a particular place, they are living there.
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in residence phrase
Windsor is open to visitors when the Royal Family is not in residence.
6 An artist or writer in residence is one who teaches in an institution such as a university or theatre company.
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in residence phrase
Wakoski is writer in residence at Michigan State University.