noun, feminine/resiˈdenθja/plural: residencias
residence (time spent living); residence, home (the place where one lives); old people's home, rest home, nursing home (a place of residence for people who require assistance from carers); old people's home, retirement village, retirement home, residence for the elderly (a place of residence for people who require little or no assistance from carers); residencia
“Diez años de residencia en nuestro país y no habla casi español.” — After ten years of residence in the country, he barely speaks Spanish.
Synonyms: residencia de mayores, residencia de ancianos, asilo
Borrowed from Medieval Latin residentia, from Latin residēns (“residing”), from resideō (“to reside”), from re- + sedeō (“to sit”).