residency
noun/ˈrɛzɪdənsi/
Frequency rank: #6,087 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a period of specialized training undertaken by a medical graduate in a hospital setting, or the state of living in a particular place.
Example sentence
She completed her medical residency at a hospital in New York City.
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