Simple Definition of resident
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: living in a particular place usually for a long period of time
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: working regularly at a particular place
Full Definition of resident
Examples of resident in a sentence
Several tribes are resident in this part of the country.
Origin of resident
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin resident-, residens, present participle of residēre
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with resident
accident, aliment, Blaenau Gwent, circumvent, compartment, complement, compliment, confident, devilment, diffident, discontent, document, evident, heaven-sent, implement, incident, instrument, Jack-a-Lent, malcontent, nonevent, Occident, ornament, orient, provident, regiment, reinvent, represent, re-present, Saint-Laurent, sediment, self-content, subsequent, supplement
resident
Simple Definition of resident
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: someone who lives in a particular place
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: a doctor who is training at a hospital to become a specialist in a particular field of medicine
Full Definition of resident
15th Century
First Known Use of resident
15th century
RESIDENT Defined for Kids
Definition of resident
: a person who lives in a place
Definition of resident
1 : living in a place for some length of time
2 : serving in a full-time position <a resident doctor>
Medical Dictionary
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