- a person who lives in a particular place or who has their home there
- a resident of the United States
- The proposals sparked concern among local residents.
Extra Examples- There were confrontations between local residents and the police.
- The factory has been a source of annoyance to nearby residents for over 30 years.
- The local residents formed a committee to oppose the dump.
- The volcano had previously erupted within the living memory of some of the older residents of the village.
- As usual, all residents of the village are welcome to attend the meeting.
- Hundreds of residents have signed a petition against the airport extension.
- Japan has more than 1.1 million registered foreign residents.
- Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
- The development will provide jobs for disadvantaged inner city residents.
- There were angry complaints from nearby residents about the noise.
- We interviewed 400 residents of York about the quality of public services.
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- (formal) a person who is staying in a hotel
- The hotel restaurant is open to non-residents.
- a doctor working in a hospital in the US who is receiving special advanced training compare registrarTopics Healthcarec2
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin resident- ‘remaining’, from the verb residere ‘remain’, from re- ‘back’ + sedere ‘sit’.
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