residence

Everyday

1. (formal) A residence is a house or building where someone lives, especially a large or official one. tree →
2. Residence is the fact of living in a place. tree →
3. (UK, Ireland) A hall of residence is a building where university students live. tree →
4. «In residence» means living or working at a place. tree →

In the lessons

In formal or official language, «place of residence» means where you live; on forms you write «country of residence». Famous people have official residences, like 10 Downing Street. In everyday talk people just say «home» or «house». Phrases: place of residence, official residence, take up residence, hall of residence, writer in residence.

Examples

• The Prime Minister's official residence is 10 Downing Street. tree →
• Please write your place of residence on the form. (formal) tree →
• The duke's residence had 60 rooms. tree →
• My cousin lives in a hall of residence at university. tree →
• Our school has an author in residence this term. tree →
• A family of foxes has taken up residence under the shed. tree →
• Proof of residence is needed to join the library. (formal) tree →
• I hope, at any rate, that you are going to take up your residence here.” tree →

Note

Formal word; «home» is the everyday word. Countable for buildings, uncountable for the fact of living somewhere. «Resident» is the person who lives there. Do not confuse with «residents» (people), which sounds almost the same.