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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

/ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl /

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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Other Word Forms

  • residentiality noun
  • residentially adverb
  • nonresidential adjective
  • pseudoresidential adjective
  • quasi-residential adjective
  • quasi-residentially adverb
  • unresidential 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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Chevron, the oil giant that now owns the refinery, looms over the suburb of 16,000, whose prime location on the beach and close to LAX had made it a choice residential and business address.

They could no longer commit to a residential cruise that might or might not ever sail.

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Another clip captured bursts of gunfire and an RPG hitting a residential building in the neighbourhood.

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Ideal locations would be in urban centers where there are clusters of offices and stores in close proximity to dense residential neighborhoods, all surrounded by heavy traffic year-round.

A section of a 20-storey residential building partially collapsed in New York City on Wednesday morning, and authorities say there are no injuries.

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