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A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.

A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.

A physician receiving specialized medical training.

(diplomatic representative)(diplomacy) A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.

(law) A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.

(espionage) The head spy in a rezidentura.

Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.

Based in a particular place; on hand; local.

(obsolete) Fixed; stable; certain.

(computing, of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.