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{
"term": "resident",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a person who lives in a particular place or who has their home there",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a resident of the United States"
},
{
"text": "The proposals sparked concern among **local residents**."
},
{
"text": "There were confrontations between local residents and the police."
},
{
"text": "The factory has been a source of annoyance to nearby residents for over 30 years."
},
{
"text": "The local residents formed a committee to oppose the dump."
},
{
"text": "The volcano had previously erupted within the living memory of some of the older residents of the village."
},
{
"text": "As usual, all residents of the village are welcome to attend the meeting."
},
{
"text": "Hundreds of residents have signed a petition against the airport extension."
},
{
"text": "Japan has more than 1.1 million registered foreign residents."
},
{
"text": "Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada."
},
{
"text": "The development will provide jobs for disadvantaged inner city residents."
},
{
"text": "There were angry complaints from nearby residents about the noise."
},
{
"text": "We interviewed 400 residents of York about the quality of public services."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a person who is staying in a hotel",
"labels": "(formal)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The hotel restaurant is open to non-residents."
}
],
"topics": ["Holidays"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a doctor working in a hospital in the US who is receiving special advanced training",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Healthcare"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈrezɪdənt/",
"audio": "re/resident/resident__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈrezɪdənt/",
"audio": "re/resident/resident__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Latin resident- ‘remaining’, from the verb residere ‘remain’, from re- ‘back’ + sedere ‘sit’."
}