resident
resident is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, resident is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofresident
- A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
Example: "The tiger lily is a resident of Asia."
- A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
- A physician receiving specialized medical training.
Example: "She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General."
- A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
- A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
- Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
Example: "resident in the city or in the country"
- Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
Example: "He is our resident computer expert."
- Fixed; stable; certain.
- (of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
- The head spy in a rezidentura.
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