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Meaning of 'resident'
Meaning of 'resident' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Resident 
[ a.]
- Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued
length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to
nonresident; as, resident in the city or in the country. [ a.]- Fixed; stable; certain.
2. Resident [ n.]
- One who resides or dwells in a place for some time. [ n.]- A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under Minister, 4.
Meaning of 'resident' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. resident [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
- a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
Example in sentence:
- the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital
2. resident [ a]
[ a]Meaning (2):
- living in a particular place
- living in a particular place
Example in sentence:
- resident aliens
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