residential

«residential» in Mova's school dictionary: Residential describes an area where people live in homes… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (residential)

meaning for a pupil

1) Residential describes an area where people live in homes, rather than shops or factories. tree →

2) A residential trip or course is one where you stay overnight. tree →

3) Residential can mean to do with living in a place. tree →

sense in the lessons

Geography: towns have residential areas, shopping areas and industrial areas. School (UK, Ireland, Australia): a «residential» is a school trip where children stay away from home for a few nights. Safety: speed limits are lower in residential streets. Phrases: residential area, residential street, a residential trip, residential home.

examples

• We live in a quiet residential street. tree →
• The speed limit is lower in residential areas. tree →
• Our class is going on a residential trip to the lake. tree →
• The factory cannot be built in a residential area. tree →
• Grandma moved into a residential care home. tree →
• On the map, residential areas are coloured yellow. tree →

note

Adjective from «resident» (a person who lives in a place) and «residence» (a home). In Britain «a residential» is also used as a noun for an overnight school trip.

In the corpora

• Canada has apologised for the residential schools and is working towards reconciliation.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «residential» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.