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Plural of residence

regular plural

The plural of residence is residences.

Forms of residence

Singularresidence /ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/
Pluralresidences
Countablecountable and uncountable

Residences in a sentence

  • There are long waiting lists, too, for group residences, dormitorylike homes run by nonprofit and for-profit organizations.1986 July 17, Janet Elder, “FOR MENTALLY RETARDED ADULTS, CHALLENGES OF DAY-TO-DAY LIFE”, in New York Times. From the entry dormitorylike
  • It passes the Kulou district, an area of parks and residences, and Hsinchiehkow, the central business district.[1972, Theodore Shabad, “The Lower Yangtze Plain”, in China's Changing Map, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 140. From the entry Gulou
  • Before the morning departure, journalists outside the embassy compound saw people leaving the residences, placing luggage on trucks.2018 April 5, Associated Press, “Buses leave U.S. Embassy on expulsion deadline day”, in Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 137th year, number 64…. From the entry pet-carrier
  • The architect was besieged by commissions to create luxurious residences.2008 November 11, Nicholas Fox Weber, Le Corbusier, Knopf, →ISBN, page 317. From the entry ride the crest of the wave
  • The gates, towers, walls and most Leónese residences were destroyed.2003, Marilyn Ekdahl Ravicz, “Murder to the Murderer Is No Such Ruinous Thought”, in Requiem for Córdoba, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris…. From the entry Leónese

Meaning of residence

  1. noun The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
  2. noun A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein.
  3. noun The place where a corporation is established.

Full definition of residence

Questions about the plural of residence

What is the plural of residence?
The plural of residence is residences.
Is residence countable?
Residence is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: residence (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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