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Meaning of resident

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

resident

Pronunciation:/ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.

    Example: The tiger lily is a resident of Asia.

  2. A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.

  3. A physician receiving specialized medical training.

    Example: She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.

  4. A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.

    Example: resident in the city or in the country

  2. Based in a particular place; on hand; local.

    Example: He is our resident computer expert.

  3. Fixed; stable; certain.

  4. (of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.

noun

Definitions

  1. The head spy in a rezidentura.