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Resident Place B Residence Noun Adjective Residing Serving

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
res·i·dent
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\\ˈre-zə-dənt, ˈrez-dənt, ˈre-zə-ˌdent\\ adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin resident-, residens, present participle of residēre
 DATE  14th century
1.
  a. living in a place for some length of time : residing
  b. serving in a regular or full-time capacity
      the resident engineer for a highway department
   also : being in residence
2.
present
,
inherent

3. not migratory
    resident species

II
noun
 DATE  15th century
1. one who resides in a place
2. a diplomatic agent residing at a foreign court or seat of government; especially : one exercising authority in a protected state as representative of the protecting power
3. a physician serving a residency
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
resident
resi·dent / 5rezidEnt / noun1. a person who lives in a particular place or who has their home there
   居民;住户:
   a resident of the United States
   美国的居民
   There were confrontations between local residents and the police.
   当地居民和警察之间有过冲突。
2. a person who is staying in a hotel
   (旅馆的)住宿者,旅客,房客:
   The hotel restaurant is open to non-residents.
   旅店的餐馆对外开放。
3. a doctor working in a hospital in the US who is receiving special advanced training
   (美国的)高级专科住院实习医生
compare
registrar
(3) adjective   living in a particular place
   (在某地)居住的:
   the town's resident population (= not tourists or visitors)
   镇上的居民
   to be resident abroad / in the US
   常驻国外/美国
   Tom's our resident expert (= our own expert) on foreign movies.
   汤姆是我们自己的外国电影专家。
OLT
resident noun
⇨ resident
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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minister resident
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resident buyer
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resident commissioner
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resident-general

res·i·dent
I. \-nt, chiefly substand South ˌrezəˈdent\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin resident-, residens, present participle of residēre to reside
1. : dwelling or having an abode for a continued length of time : being in residence :
residing

 < while resident at college >
 < a resident landowner >
2. :
present
,
inherent

 < energy resident in matter >
3.
 a. obsolete : not moving :
fixed
,
stable
,
resting

 b. : not migratory
4. : appertaining directly to a moving part of the body
 < resident sensations >
— opposed to remote
5. : involving, requiring, or taken during residence at an educational institution
 < degree requirements include a year of resident study >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : one who resides in a place : one who dwells in a place for a period of some duration — often distinguished from inhabitant
2.
 a. : a diplomatic agent residing at a foreign court or seat of government; especially :
minister resident
1
 b. : the governor of a residency
3. : an ecclesiastical incumbent who is in residence
4.
 a. : a physician serving a residency usually in preparation for independent practice in a specialty — compare
house physician
,
intern
 b. : a graduate student or postgraduate who resides in an educational institution to assist in its administration, pursue his own further studies, or gain practical experience

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