residency /ˈrɛzədənsi/ noun plural residencies
plural residencies
Learner's definition of RESIDENCY
formal
1
a [noncount] : the state or fact of living in a place居住;定居 b [singular] : a period of time when someone lives in a place居住时间;居住期 2
[count] : legal permission to live in a place合法居留 3
[count, noncount] chiefly US : a period when a doctor receives advanced training at a hospital in order to become a specialist in a particular field of medicine(医生)高级专科住院实习期 4
[count, noncount] : a period of time when a writer, artist, etc., lives and works at a college or other institution(作家、艺术家等在大学或其他机构的)常驻时间,常驻期