Associations to the word «Resident»

Wiktionary

RESIDENT, noun. A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
RESIDENT, noun. A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
RESIDENT, noun. A graduated medical student who is receiving advanced training in a specialty.
RESIDENT, noun. A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
RESIDENT, noun. (legal) a legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
RESIDENT, adjective. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
RESIDENT, adjective. Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
RESIDENT, adjective. (obsolete) Fixed; stable; certain.
RESIDENT, adjective. (computing) (of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
RESIDENT ALIEN, noun. (US) (legal) A person born outside the United States who has legally established temporary or permanent residence in the United States, but has not become a United States citizen.
RESIDENT ALIENS, noun. Plural of resident alien

Dictionary definition

RESIDENT, noun. Someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there.
RESIDENT, noun. A physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital".
RESIDENT, adjective. Living in a particular place; "resident aliens".
RESIDENT, adjective. Used of animals that do not migrate.

Wise words

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