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residency

Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++res·i·den·cy /ˈrezədənsi/ noun (plural residencies)  1. [uncountable] legal permission to live in a country for a certain period of time 〔在某国的〕居住权,居留许可 SYN residence2. [countable, uncountable] when an artist, writer, musician etc does work at a college or other institution for a period of time 〔艺术家、作家、音乐家等为某大学或机构工作的〕驻留时间,驻留期 SYN residence3. [uncountable] the state of living in a place 居住,定居 SYN residence4. [uncountable] especially American English a period of time when a doctor receives special training in a particular type of medicine, especially at a hospital 专科住院医生实习期
Examples from the Corpus
residencyGradually his visit turned into a residency.The courts awarded residency to Trisha's father.The parent who has residency often loses touch with the other partner's parents, meaning that the children lose one set of grandparents.But applicants will be given a receipt, along with their old green card, to use as proof of legal residency.So did Cara, who has just started her medical residency in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.Large-scale public commissions and community schemes, such as housing estate and subway murals, are often forms of residency.None of the five will be allowed to play for their adopted countries until qualified under the three-year residency rule.
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residency
residency /ˈrezədənsi, ˈrezɪdənsi/ noun (plural residencies)
 Word Family: noun: resident, residence, residency; adjective: resident, residential; verb: reside
1. [uncountable] legal permission to live in a country for a certain period of time
   SYN  residence
2. [uncountable and countable] when an artist, writer, musician etc does work at a college or other institution for a period of time
   SYN  residence
3. [uncountable] the state of living in a place
   SYN  residence
4. [uncountable] especially American English a period of time when a doctor receives special training in a particular type of medicine, especially at a hospital


resi·dencyBrE /ˈrezɪdənsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrezɪdənsi/ 🔊 noun (
plural
resi·dencies
)
(formal)
[uncountable] = residence (3) She has been granted permanent residency in Britain. 她获准在英国永久居住。🔊🔊 [uncountable, countable] the period of time that an artist, a writer or a musician spends working for a particular institution (艺术家、作家、音乐家为某机构工作的)驻留时间,驻留期 [uncountable] the state of living in a particular place 居住;定居a residency requirement for students要求学生住校 [uncountable, countable] (especially NAmE) the period of time when a doctor working in a hospital receives special advanced training 高级专科住院医生实习期 (also resi·dence) [countable] the official house of sb such as an ambassador 官邸