Meaning & use
residential
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Relating to or designed for people living in houses or apartments, rather than for businesses or industry.
See it in a sentence
The city rezoned the area from commercial to residential use.
They moved to a quiet residential neighborhood outside the city.
A note on using this word
Frequently used in urban planning and real estate to contrast with "commercial" or "industrial" zoning.
Words with an opposite meaning
commercialindustrial
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