residential

[ rez-i-den-shuh l ]
/ ˌrɛz ɪˈdɛn ʃəl /

adjective

of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
suited for or characterized by private residences: a residential neighborhood.

Origin of residential

1645–55; < Medieval Latin residenti(a) residence + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM residential

Words nearby residential

residence time, residency, resident, resident alien, resident commissioner, residential, residential care, residential school, residentiary, residents association, residual

British Dictionary definitions for non-residential

residential
/ (ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl) /

adjective

suitable for or allocated for residence a residential area
relating to or having residence

Derived forms of residential

residentially, adverb