residency
[noun]
Synonyms: habitation, abode, commorancy, domicile, dwelling, home, house, residence

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res‧i‧den‧cy /ˈrezədənsi, ˈrezɪdənsi/ noun (plural residencies)
[Word Family: noun: resident, residence, residency; adjective: resident, residential; verb: reside]

1. [uncountable] legal permission to live in a country for a certain period of time Synonym : residence

2. [uncountable and countable] when an artist, writer, musician etc does work at a college or other institution for a period of time Synonym : residence

3. [uncountable] the state of living in a place Synonym : residence

4. [uncountable] especially American English a period of time when a doctor receives special training in a particular type of medicine, especially at a hospital

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