Polyglot Dictionary

Residenz

/ʁeziˈdɛnts/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Residenzen

Meaning

  1. residence

    • Der König lebte in einer prächtigen Residenz.

      The king lived in a splendid residence.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

wohnort

Residenz is grander or more formal, like a royal residence; Wohnort is more everyday and administrative.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

residencia

residencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "residence."

Portuguese

residência

residência is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "residence."

Practice

1 What does Residenz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der König lebte in einer prächtigen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Residenz?

noun

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