résidence — meaning in English

English meaning

• dormitory noun A large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.
• housing noun Buildings for people to live in, considered collectively.
• residence noun The place where someone lives, especially a substantial or official home.

Senses

résidence is used for these senses in English:

• dormitory A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
• housing residences

dormitory — full definition

1. noun A large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.
2. noun A suburb or town whose residents mostly commute elsewhere for work.

housing — full definition

1. noun Buildings for people to live in, considered collectively.
2. noun A protective outer casing that covers or contains a mechanical part.

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