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resident

/ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/
noun
  1. A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.

    "The tiger lily is a resident of Asia."

  2. A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.

  3. A physician receiving specialized medical training.

    "She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General."

adjective
  1. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.

    "resident in the city or in the country"

  2. Based in a particular place; on hand; local.

    "He is our resident computer expert."

  3. Fixed; stable; certain.

noun
  1. The head spy in a rezidentura.

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