Dictionary

residency en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɛzɪdənsi/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From reside + -ency or resident + -cy.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being a resident of a particular place.
2. (countable, uncountable) The home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies.
3. (US, countable, uncountable) The position or term of a medical resident.
4. (countable, uncountable) The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.
   • The trance DJ was keen to secure a residency in Ibiza.
   • After a successful Thursday-night residency at the Marquee Club—where the Yardbirds, the Animals, and the Rolling Stones first earned their reputations—England's CBS label signed the group to a recording contract. 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 254:
5. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of rezidentura.

Forms

Deriveds

postresidency · low-residency · e-residency · permanent residency · nonresidency

Synonyms

rezidentura

Translations (23)

da ophold (condition of being a resident of a particular place) · de Wohnsitz (home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies) · pt residência (condition of being a resident of a particular place) · hu állandó tartózkodási engedély (home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies) · da bosæde (home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies) · hu letelepedés (condition of being a resident of a particular place) · de Gastaufenthalt (position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue) · it residenza (home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies) · hu lakhely (home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies) · hu rezidensség (position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue) · de Gastauftritt (position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue) · de ständiger Aufenthaltsort (home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies) · de Aufenthalt (condition of being a resident of a particular place) · id kependudukan (condition of being a resident of a particular place) · hu vendégjáték (position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue) · hu tartózkodás (condition of being a resident of a particular place) · de Facharztausbildung (position or term of a medical resident) · hu állandó lakhely (home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies) · de Assistenzzeit (position or term of a medical resident) · hu lakóhely (home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies) · hu vendégszereplés (position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue) · hu (klinikai) szakorvosi gyakorlat/képzés (position or term of a medical resident) · de Gastspiel (position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue)