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residence

n. the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"

abode

n. any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences"

abidance, residency

n. the act of dwelling in a place

hall, mansion, manse, mansion house

n. a large and imposing house

lodging, housing

n. structures collectively in which people are housed

habitation

n. the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony"

house, habitation, dwelling, home, domicile, abode, dwelling house

n. housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

quarters, living quarters

n. housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters"

house

n. play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"

lodging, housing

n. structures collectively in which people are housed

chateau

n. an impressive country house (or castle) in France

bastion, citadel

n. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

palace

n. official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)

villa

n. country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard

house, habitation, dwelling, home, domicile, abode, dwelling house

n. housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

room

n. an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

apartment, flat

n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

land, estate, demesne, acres, landed estate

n. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

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