residential

residential
residentiality /rez'i den'shee al"i tee/, n.residentially, adv.
/rez'i den"sheuhl/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
2. suited for or characterized by private residences: a residential neighborhood.
[1645-55; < ML residenti(a) RESIDENCE + -AL1]

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