# residential

Pronunciation: US say "rez-i-DEN-shul" /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/; UK

## Adjective

1. Relating to homes, or to a location set aside for places where people make their homes.
   - Simple: Connected with homes or with the areas where people live.
   - _The city rezoned the entire district as residential after the factories closed._
   - _Narrow residential streets discourage through traffic and keep speeds low._
2. Used as a place to live, or used by the people living there.
   - Simple: Used as a place where people live, not for business.
   - _Planners converted the disused warehouse into residential lofts._
   - _The residential wing of the complex houses about two hundred tenants._
3. Relating to residency: the fact or period of officially living in a particular place.
   - Simple: Connected with where a person officially lives or how long they have lived there.
   - _The scholarship carries a residential requirement of two full years on campus._
   - _Immigration officials reviewed her residential history before granting the visa._

## Noun

4. A trip during which a group of people temporarily live together, typically for a course, retreat, or school activity.
   - Simple: A trip where a group stays and lives together for a few days, often for school or training.
   - _The week-long residential gave the team time to bond away from the office._
   - _Sixth-grade students look forward to their first residential by the coast._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/residential (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).