residential

[ rez-i-den-shuh l ]

/ ˌrɛz ɪˈdɛn ʃəl /

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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

res·i·den·ti·al·i·ty

[rez-i-den-shee-al-i-tee] /ˌrɛz ɪˌdɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti/, noun res·i·den·tial·ly, adverb non·res·i·den·tial, adjective pseu·do·res·i·den·tial, adjective

qua·si-res·i·den·tial, adjective qua·si-res·i·den·tial·ly, adverb un·res·i·den·tial, adjective

Words nearby residential

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

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We gazed on a residential area of box-like homes stacked on top of one another on a steep hillside.

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The name of his equestrian club and residential land development derives from the Otomí native people of central Mexico.

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Three stray dogs saunter out of our way as we turn into a residential area lined with trailers and graffiti-sprayed stop signs.

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Yes, Hamas is firing rockets from residential areas and storing weapons caches in schools.

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Constant artillery blasts could be heard in the residential area around the station.

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Brookline is the wealthiest of the residential suburbs of Boston; and contains a number of beautiful estates and homes.

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Over the bridge, the residential part of Market Street began.

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The opening of railway communication with London in 1906 resulted in a considerable accretion of residential population.

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Residential chambers in the Temple have an especial charm for the inquisitive daughter of Eve.

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The business section is a direct contradiction to the residential part in so far that it is modern and is becoming more so.

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British Dictionary definitions for residential

residential

/ (ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl) /

adjective

suitable for or allocated for residence a residential area

relating to or having residence

Derived forms of residential

residentially, adverb

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