Collocations for "resident"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "resident" in context.
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resident
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a resident of [Spain]
- a [foreign, local, permanent] resident in [London]
- [nursing, retirement] home residents
- [young, old, retired] residents
- [new, old, lifelong] residents in the neighborhood
- apply to become an official [Spanish] resident
- residents have complained about
- the residents are [concerned, worried, livid] about
- parking is for residents only
- parking [spaces, permits] for residents
- [incentives, laws, assistance] for foreign residents
- a [town, village] with (just) [100] residents
- the [town] (only) has [100] residents
- resident [workers, farmers, merchants]
- the resident director of
- the resident [DJ, doctor, chef, artist]
- the company hired a resident [copywriter, historian]
- resident [birds, species, mice]
- we have a resident [bird] here at the [house, church]
- has been resident in [England, the USA, Japan] for [ten years, a long time]
- the data is resident on the [hard drive, server, disc]
- resident [status, parking, rules, permits]
- [applied for, obtained, was granted] resident status
'resident' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
film
- England
- France
- Germany
- US
- reflection
- native
- European
- foreign
- French
- friendly
- German
- helpful
- individual
- cooperation
- lecturer
- scholar
- scientist
- zone
- alien
- footage
- Greece
- permanent
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- statutory
- Swedish
- Swiss
- valid
- dual
- formerly
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- tuition
- Britain
- Canada
- Europe
- Ireland
- Japan
- London