Definition of residency
residencies
1a : a usually official place of residenceb : 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
3a : a period of advanced training in a medical specialty that normally follows graduation from medical school and licensing to practice medicineb : residence 4bc : 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
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New students will need to complete an application, provide proof of residency and date home was purchased, letter of acceptance to college/university, FAFSA filing, school transcripts and SAT/ACT score.
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The first exhibition will be a group show anchored by residency artist Rosa Naday Garmendia.
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NOW, which is in its second year of residency at Art of Élan, has a combination of instruments unusual in chamber music: flute, clarinet, double bass, piano and electric guitar.
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Returning students will need to complete an application, provide proof of residency, FAFSA filing and school transcripts.
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Under the federal law, states are required to issue more secure licenses by requiring applicants to provide proof of identity and legal U.S. residency.
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Palestinians in east Jerusalem have residency status and, in principle, a right to apply for citizenship that few have chosen to exercise and that Israel in fact does not make easy.
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Despite their many years together in school, the bride and groom did not begin dating until January 2014, halfway through the internship year of their residencies.
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His academic background also includes two surgery residencies at Harvard and postdoctoral training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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First Known Use of residency
1579
RESIDENCY Defined for English Language Learners
residency
playDefinition of residency for English Language Learners
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: the state or fact of living in a place
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: a period of time when someone lives in a place
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: legal permission to live in a place
Medical Dictionary
residency
playMedical Definition of residency
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
Law Dictionary
residency
playLegal Definition of residency
residencies
1 : an often official place of residence
2 : the condition of being a resident of a particular place
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