Definition of residences Residences

/ɹɛˈzɪdʌnsɪz/ - [rezidunsiz] -

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What does residences mean?

Wiktionary

residences (Noun)
Plural of residence.

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residences, noun, plural of residence.

WordNet

Noun Plural: residences
residence - the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"
		house play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"
		court respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"
		deanery the official residence of a dean
		manse the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)
		palace official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
		parsonage, rectory, vicarage an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
		religious residence, cloister residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
residence - any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences"
		abode
		address the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
		legal residence, domicile (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time; "what's his legal residence?"
residence - the act of dwelling in a place
		residency, abidance
		human action, human activity, deed, act a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
		lodging the act of lodging
residence - a large and imposing house
		mansion, mansion house, manse, hall
		house play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"
		manor house, manor the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
		manor hall, hall the large room of a manor or castle
		castle, palace interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

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Wiktionary

residence (Noun)
The place where one lives.
residence (Noun)
A building used as a home.
residence (Noun)
The place where a corporation is established.
residence (Noun)
The state of living in a particular place or environment.
residence (Noun)
The place where anything rests permanently.
residence (Noun)
subsidence, as of a sediment.
residence (Noun)
That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

residence (n.)
The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of an American in France or Italy for a year.
residence (n.)
The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile.
residence (n.)
The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence.
residence (n.)
The place where anything rests permanently.
residence (n.)
Subsidence, as of a sediment.
residence (n.)
That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.