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1. | [ noun ] (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time | |
Synonyms: | legal_residence | |
Examples: | "what's his legal residence?" |
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Related terms: | residence law | |
2. | [ verb ] (housing) make one's home or live in | |
Synonyms: | live reside populate dwell inhabit domiciliate people shack | |
Examples: | "There are only 250,000 people in Iceland" "I live in a 200-year old house" "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted" "The plains are sparsely populated" |
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Related terms: | be camp occupy lodge board cohabit overpopulate neighbor rusticate live_in live_out people dwelling population resident inhabitant hovel residency inhabitancy liver | |
3. | [ noun ] (housing) housing that someone is living in | |
Synonyms: | home dwelling abode dwelling_house habitation | |
Examples: | "he built a modest dwelling near the pond" "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" |
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Related terms: | housing house parsonage row_house hearth semi-detached_house messuage lodge hermitage vacation_home homestead cliff_dwelling yurt condominium fixer-upper lake_dwelling kitchen bedroom living_room dressing_room bathroom dining_room family_room den home | |
Similar spelling: |
domiciliate domiciliary |