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In the meaning 'a dwelling place', abode is falling into disuse except in two fixed expressions: (of) no fixed abode, used of someone without a permanent address, and right of abode, especially as applied to citizens of Hong Kong who sought the right to settle in Britain after 1997. It has not entirely gone from literature in its ordinary use

(The house, standing at the edge of a fair-sized tract of woodland and once, perhaps, the abode of gamekeepers—Kingsley Amis, 1974)

, and is common in the combination humble abode, preceded by a possessive such as my, used humorously or ironically

(I will be hosting a soiree at my humble abode on the night in question—weblog, 2004 [Old English (up to 1150)C])

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Where someone lives; residence, home.


Example: An abode may be anything from a shack to a mansion.

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noun

A building or shelter where one lives: domicile, dwelling, habitation, home, house, lodging (often used in plural), place, residence. Chiefly British dig (used in plural). See protection/exposure.

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One's home; habitation; place of dwelling; or residence. Ordinarily means "domicile." Living place impermanent in character. The place where a person dwells. Residence of a legal voter. Fixed place of residence for the time being. For service of process, one's fixed place of residence for the time being; his or her "usual place of abode."

IN BRIEF: A place where one lives; home.

I would like to welcome you in our humble abode.

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• Living Places - abode: place where one lives

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bopæl, bosted, bolig

idioms:

• no fixed abode    ingen fast bopæl

Nederlands (Dutch)
woonplaats, verblijf

Français (French)
n. - domicile, demeure, (Jur) domicile

idioms:

• no fixed abode    (être) sans domicile fixe

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wohnort, Wohnsitz

idioms:

• no fixed abode    ohne festen Wohnsitz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατοικία, ενδιαίτημα, διαμονή

idioms:

• no fixed abode    χωρίς μόνιμη κατοικία

Italiano (Italian)
residenza, domicilio

idioms:

• no fixed abode    senza fissa dimora
• right of abode    diritto di soggiorno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lar (m), permanência (f) curta, residência (f)

idioms:

• no fixed abode    sem residência fixa
• right of abode    direito (m) de residência

Русский (Russian)
жилище, обиталище

idioms:

• no fixed abode    без постоянного местожительства
• right of abode    право на жилье

Español (Spanish)
n. - domicilio, residencia

idioms:

• no fixed abode    sin domicilio fijo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - boning, bostad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
住处, 住所

idioms:

• no fixed abode    无固定住处

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 住處, 住所

idioms:

• no fixed abode    無固定住處

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 거주, 주소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 住所, 居住

idioms:

• no fixed abode    住所不定
• right of abode    居住権

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقر, إقامه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דירה, מגורים, בית, מעון‬

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