🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Residência

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.ziˈdẽ.si.ɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Residence/ˈrɛz.ɪ.dəns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #950 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele comprou uma nova residência perto do mar."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A place where someone lives; a home.

    "After years of traveling, she finally found a residence that felt like home."
  2. 2

    The act of residing in a place.

    "His residence in the city was marked by a vibrant community spirit."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'residentia', stemming from 'residere' meaning 'to remain, sit, or settle down', formed from the prefix re- (back, again) + sedere (to sit). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, the term originally denoted the place where someone permanently resides or stays.

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