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Resident
/ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/
A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
📖 Definitions of "Resident"
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A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
"The tiger lily is a resident of Asia."
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A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
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A physician receiving specialized medical training.
"She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General."
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A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
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Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
"resident in the city or in the country"
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Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
"He is our resident computer expert."
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Fixed; stable; certain.
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(of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
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The head spy in a rezidentura.
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