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Residency

ˈrɛzɪd(ə)n(t)si

Residency definitions

noun

Inflections:

residencies residency

the fact of living in a place

"these papers show we have a right to residency"

Synonyms:
occupancy occupation residence residency living in housing billeting quartering tenure
- a residential post held by a writer, musician, or artist, typically for teaching purposes
  
  "the photographs were taken in East London during an artist-in-school residency"
the official residence of the Governor General's representative or other government agent, especially at the court of an Indian state
an organization of intelligence agents in a foreign country

"he made contact with the KGB residency in Aden"
a musician's regular engagement at a club or other venue

"he saw me at a folk club where I was doing the residency one Sunday night"
a period of specialized medical training in a hospital; the position of a resident