residential
[rez-i-den-shuh l]
- of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- suited for or characterized by private residences: a residential neighborhood.
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Origin of residential
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Examples from the Web for residential
Contemporary Examples
We gazed on a residential area of box-like homes stacked on top of one another on a steep hillside.
The name of his equestrian club and residential land development derives from the Otomí native people of central Mexico.
Three stray dogs saunter out of our way as we turn into a residential area lined with trailers and graffiti-sprayed stop signs.
Yes, Hamas is firing rockets from residential areas and storing weapons caches in schools.
Constant artillery blasts could be heard in the residential area around the station.
Inside the Battle to Crush Ukraine’s Rebel Capital as Dutch Search for MH17 CluesAnna Nemtsova
July 21, 2014
Historical Examples
The business and residential portion had gradually shifted northward.
Novel NotesJerome K. Jerome
Batavia is the business quarter of the city; Weltevreden the residential.
Where the Strange Trails Go DownE. Alexander Powell
The streets were practically deserted in the residential part of the town.
Brand BlottersWilliam MacLeod Raine
He was a member of the residential colony who had made Florence their home.
A Room With A ViewE. M. Forster
I chose the district carefully, because it was residential, and not commercial.
ElizaBarry Pain
residential
- suitable for or allocated for residencea residential area
- relating to or having residence
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Word Origin and History for residential
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