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residencia.

residence (time spent living)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/resiˈdenθja/[re.s̺iˈð̞en̪.θjɐ]/resiˈdenθja/standard[re.s̺iˈð̞en̪.θjɐ]standard
  1. residence (time spent living)

    feminine
    Dez anos de residencia no noso país e casi non fala galego.
  2. residence, home (the place where one lives)

    feminine
    Teño a miña residencia en Valencia, pero sempre estou viaxando.
  3. old people's home, rest home, nursing home (a place of residence for people who require assistance from carers)

    feminine
  4. old people's home, retirement village, retirement home, residence for the elderly (a place of residence for people who require little or no assistance from carers)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin residentia, from Latin residēns (“residing”), from resideō (“to reside”), from re- + sedeō (“to sit”).

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