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nonresident

nonresident

1 4.8
Not living or based in a specific place
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈrɛzɪdənt/
translation icon : no residente
  • Five individuals positive for Shigella are included in the nonresident illness count.
  • nonresident fellow
  • nonresident senior
  • nonresident father

Examples

  • By one estimate, there are 35,000 nonresident Indians in Bangalore, with many more scattered across India.

  • Film music is the musical lingua franca that most nonresident Indians (NRIs) in the U.S., Britain, and many other countries share.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Robert S. Leiken is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Almost 70% of nonresident fathers who are in contact with their children show no participation in their child's school in a typical year.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Participants included resident and nonresident freshwater anglers in the year 2001.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Richard L. Arnett, arguing on behalf of Texas, claimed the statute was justified because the influx of nonresident children put a significant burden on the state's public school system.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Future efforts to determine abundance for stock management should be mindful of seasonal trends and should place an emphasis on summer efforts to ensure transient or nonresident dolphins are not included in estimates.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The university offers different tuition rates for nonresident students compared to those who live locally.

  • The festival attracted many nonresident attendees who traveled from various states to enjoy the activities.

Synonyms

nonlocal
vsnonresident
5.0

Not from the local area or community

emphasizes not living or being permanently based in the area

Antonyms

8 2.0

Living in a place as your home

How Resident

permanent
650 3.2
resident
8 2.0
nonresident
1 4.8

Surface Forms

nonresident positive

Morphology

nonresident = resident (transparent) = non + resident

The prefix 'non-' clearly negates the meaning of 'resident', indicating not residing.

Etymology

Nonresident comes from non- ('not') and resident ('someone who lives somewhere'), so as an adjective it describes people or things that do not live in or are not based in a place.