residency

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

|Updated on: 5 Aug 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

The entire seven-person company returned to Chicago in 2017 for a residency at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center in Hermosa that culminated in a comparsa with music, vejigante masks, and puppets as part of the annual 606 Block Party.

— martha bayne, Chicago Reader, "Arts / Performing Arts / Visual Art / Theater Y No Había Luz brings the voices of post-Maria Puerto Rico to Chicago," 9 July 2018
Ourian studied molecular biology in undergrad, attended medical school at Wayne State University in Michigan, then started a residency at UCLA in anesthesiology, but dropped out before finishing.

— lexy lebsack, refinery29.com, "The Instagram-Famous Doctor Will See You Now," 23 June 2018
Salazar declined to comment on the girl’s residency status.

— samantha schmidt, Washington Post, "Deputy accused of sexually assaulting girl, 4, threatening to have mother deported if she spoke up," 18 June 2018
Salazar declined to comment on the girl's residency status.

— samantha schmidt, Houston Chronicle, "Deputy accused of sexually assaulting girl, 4, threatening to have mother deported if she spoke up," 18 June 2018
The idea for the canoe trip and movie were hatched in September 2015, when the extended Dappen family was gathered for Nate’s wedding to Amanda Dappen, a family doctor now in residency at Scripps Memorial Hospital in Chula Vista.

— pam kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Father, sons finish canoe trip 43 years later," 16 June 2018
The problem: Most states require that practicing lawyers be US citizens or have legal residency status.

— pat eaton-robb, The Christian Science Monitor, "Stuck in legal limbo, Dreamers fight to practice law," 24 May 2018
The band's popularity has seen a resurgence thanks to a highly popular residency at Planet Hollywood Casino and Resort.

— sandra gonzalez, CNN, "Backstreet Boys are back (alright!) with new single 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart'," 17 May 2018
Amoss and his wife, Colleen, have managed a dual-residency between New Orleans and Louisville for most of the past three decades.

— jeff duncan, NOLA.com, "Tom Amoss carrying torch for New Orleans at Kentucky Derby 2018," 4 May 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