residential (adj.)

1650s, "serving as a residence," from resident (n.) + -ial. Meaning "pertaining to residents, having to do with housing" is by 1856.

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resident (n.)

mid-15c., "an inhabitant, one who dwells in a place permanently or for a considerable time," from resident (adj.). Meaning "medical graduate doing supervised specialized practice in a hospital as training" is attested by 1892, American English.

-ial

adjectival word-forming element, variant of -al (1) with connective -i-. From Latin -ialis, in which the -i- originally was from the stem of the word being attached but later came to be felt as connective.

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residential (adj.)

used or designed for residence or limited to residences;

a residential hotel

a residential quarter

a residential college

residential zoning

residential (adj.)

of or relating to or connected with residence;

a residential requirement for the doctorate

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