RESIDENCY

residency

(noun) the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)

residency, residence, abidance

(noun) the act of dwelling in a place

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

residency (countable and uncountable, plural residencies)

The condition of being a resident of a particular place.

The home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies.

(US, healthcare) The position or term of a medical resident.

The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.

(espionage) synonym of rezidentura

Source: Wiktionary


Res"i*den*cy (-den-s), n.

1. Residence. [Obsoles.]

2. A political agency at a native court in British India, held by an officer styled the Residentl: also, a Dutch commercial colony or province in the East Indies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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