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residential

[ rez-i-den-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to residence or to residences:

    a residential requirement for a doctorate.

  2. suited for or characterized by private residences:

    a residential neighborhood.



residential

/ ˌɛɪˈɛʃə /

adjective

  1. suitable for or allocated for residence

    a residential area

  2. relating to or having residence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈԳپ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ···پ···ٲ [rez-i-den-shee-, al, -i-tee], noun
  • i·t· adverb
  • ԴDzr··t adjective
  • d·i·t adjective
  • ܲȴ-i·t adjective
  • quasi-i·t· adverb
  • ܲr··t adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of residential1

1645–55; < Medieval Latin residenti ( a ) residence + -al 1
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Example Sentences

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Kirillov, head of the Radiation, Biological and Chemical Defence Forces, was outside a residential block when a device hidden in a scooter was detonated remotely, SK said.

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One of the bats was found dead in a residential backyard, the other was alive in the front yard of a home.

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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says falling drone wreckage triggered a number of fires, and there are fears that a number of people may be trapped under the rubble of a destroyed residential building.

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Authorities had found "explosives and weapons transported between Jordanian cities and stored in residential areas", as well as covert rocket manufacturing facilities and training and recruitment operations, he alleged.

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Many hotels, residential buildings and offices will skip the 13th floor due to the superstitious belief that the number is bad luck.

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