residency

4 definitions • 2 examples

the fact of living in a place:

There is a residency requirement for obtaining citizenship.

the fact of living in a particular place:

[ U ] You have to meet residency requirements (= live in a place long enough) before you can apply for citizenship.

A residency is also a period of work, usually in a hospital, for a doctor to get practical experience and training in a special area of medicine.

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