resident
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- //ˈɹɛzɪdənt//
- /[ˈɹɛzɪdənt] ~ [ˈɹɛzɪdn̩t]/
A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
substantivo
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A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
The tiger is a resident of the Lower Amoor, and ranges as high as 53° north latitude. In winter he roams through the same forests with the reindeer, and occasionally dines upon venison of his own catching.
Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.
The acorns are more slender and pointed than the other and this tree is a resident of foothills all around the great valley up to elevations of about 3500 feet.
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A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
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A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.
She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.
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A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
After much inquiry I determined to visit the district of Maros, about thirty miles north of Macassar, where Mr. Jacob Mesman, a brother of my friend, resided, who had kindly offered to find me house-room and give me assistance should I feel inclined to visit him. I accordingly obtained a pass from the Resident, and having hired a boat set off one evening for Maros.
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A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
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Variante de rezidentAlternative form of rezident.
Etimologia
From Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”), equivalent to reside + -ent, from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“to sit”). Doublet of resiant and rezident. The espionage sense is a semantic loan from Russian резиде́нт (rezidént). (physician): So called because in the 19th century they resided in the hospital dormitories.
adjetivo
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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.
Across the country, around 180 Class 08/09s are still registered with main line operators and spot hire companies as well as at various industrial sites, while around 70 more are resident at heritage railways.
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obsoletoFixed; stable; certain.
stable and resident like a rock
one there still resident as day and night
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Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
Formas
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- residents
- comparativo
- more resident
- superlativo
- most resident
resident · A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
residential · Of or pertaining to a place of personal residence or to a…residual · Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.residue · That which persists or remains following the removal or…