- 1(of an area of a town) suitable for living in; consisting of houses rather than factories or offices a quiet residential area Wordfinderlocationisolated, location, neighbourhood, outskirts, provincial, residential, rough, rural, suburban, urban See related entries: House location, Types of home
- 2(of a job, a course, etc.) requiring a person to live at a particular place; offering living accommodation a residential language course a residential home for the elderly residential care for children See related entries: University life
adjective jump to other results
BrE BrE//ˌrezɪˈdenʃl//; NAmE NAmE//ˌrezɪˈdenʃl//
[usually before noun] University life, House location, Types of homeCheck pronunciation: residential