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nonresident

Syllabification: (non·res·i·dent)
Pronunciation: /nänˈrezidənt/
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Definition of nonresident

adjective

  • not living in a particular place, especially a country or a place of work:the building had a nonresident, part-time caretaker
  • (of a job or program of study) not requiring the holder or participant to reside at the place of work or instruction.
  • Computing (of software) not kept permanently in memory but available to be loaded from secondary storage or external device:if you want to use a nonresident font, you can manually download it

noun

  • a person not living in a particular place:parking permits are available for Richmond residents and nonresidents

Derivatives

nonresidence

noun

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