Definition of residents Residents

/ɹɛˈzɪdʌnts/ - [rezidunts] -

We found 3 definitions of residents from 2 different sources.

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  • residents (Noun)
    Plural of resident.

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Noun

Plural: residents

resident - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
  occupant, occupier
  nonresident someone who does not live in a particular place; "described by an admiring nonresident as a green and pleasant land"
  dweller, habitant, inhabitant, denizen, indweller a person who inhabits a particular place
  alexandrian a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)
  coaster a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)
  colonial a resident of a colony
  dalesman a person who lives in the dales of northern England
  housemate someone who resides in the same house with you
  inmate one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
  metropolitan a person who lives in a metropolis
  outlier an extreme deviation from the mean
  owner-occupier an occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in
  sojourner a temporary resident
  stater a resident of a particular state or group of states; "Keystone stater"; "farm staters"
  suburbanite a resident of a suburb
  tenant someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent"
resident - a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital"
  house physician, resident physician

Adjective

resident - living in a particular place; "resident aliens"
resident - used of animals that do not migrate
  nonmigratory
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • resident (a.)
    Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to nonresident; as, resident in the city or in the country.
  • resident (a.)
    Fixed; stable; certain.
  • resident (n.)
    One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.
  • resident (n.)
    A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under Minister, 4.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • resident
    A human, officially being inhabitant of certain area inside well defined, and precise, borders - usually seen from a standpoint of census, government, register, etc.
  • resident
    An owner or tenant of a property.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • resident
    A British subject residing in an enemy's country may trade generally with the natives, but not in contraband.

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