residency

noun res·i·den·cy \ ˈre-zə-dən(t)-sē , ˈrez-dən(t)- , ˈre-zə-ˌden(t)- \

|Updated on: 10 Jun 2018

Examples: residency in a Sentence

Definition of residency

plural residencies

1 a : a usually official place of residence

b : a state or period of residence

a 20-year residency in the city

; also : residence 2c

2 : a territory in a protected state in which the powers of the protecting state are executed by a resident agent

3 a : a period of advanced training in a medical specialty that normally follows graduation from medical school and licensing to practice medicine

b : residence 4b

c : a period as an artist in residence

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Examples of residency in a Sentence

You must meet the town's residency requirement in order to vote.
a four-year residency in the country
She recently completed her residency in pediatrics.

Recent Examples of residency from the Web

Her husband was doing post-residency work at Children’s Hospital.

— david lyman, Detroit Free Press, "Great Lakes Chamber Music Fest celebrates 25 years of world-class music," 7 June 2018
The proposal would clarify the test for determining residency for income tax purposes.

— jessie balmert, Cincinnati.com, "Restoring faith after FBI probe, GOP feud? Lawmakers pass 28 proposed laws," 7 June 2018
Admission costs to the sites vary from free to up to $10 depending on residency.

— valerie bonk, Howard County Times, "10 ways to beat the heat in Howard County this summer," 6 June 2018
His music is well represented by the Philharmonic, by way of the composer residency, and visiting orchestras.

— joshua barone, New York Times, "A Manifesto for a 21st-Century Concert. (Drinks Allowed.)," 6 June 2018
Jennings’ own residency has been questioned in court papers.

— jenna carlesso, Courant Community, "Hartford Councilwoman Must Resign After Changing Party Affiliation," 5 June 2018
To refuse residency to an EU citizen's spouse may interfere with that citizen's right to move freely.

— emanuella grinberg, CNN, "EU's top court backs residency rights for same-sex couples," 5 June 2018
He has been awarded an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, as well as residencies through Willowtail Springs and The Leopold Writing Program.

— chicago tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award runner-up: "Am I Not Your Animal" by Matt Jones," 2 June 2018
In 2016, Tepper relocated the corporate headquarters and tax residency of Appaloosa Management from New Jersey to Miami.

— katherine peralta, charlotteobserver, "David Tepper's deal to buy the Panthers has a multimillion-dollar silver lining," 1 June 2018

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First Known Use of residency

1579

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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residency Synonyms

RESIDENCY Defined for English Language Learners

residency

noun

Definition of residency for English Language Learners

: the state or fact of living in a place
: a period of time when someone lives in a place
: legal permission to live in a place

Medical Dictionary

residency

noun res·i·den·cy \ ˈrez-əd-ən-sē \

medical Definition of residency

plural residencies

: a period of advanced medical training and education that normally follows graduation from medical school and licensing to practice medicine and that consists of supervised practice of a specialty in a hospital and in its outpatient department and instruction from specialists on the hospital staff