abode

v.
A past tense and a past participle of abide.

n.

1. A dwelling place; a home.
2. The act of abiding; a sojourn.

[Middle English abod, home, from abiden, to wait. See abide.]

Where someone lives; residence, home.
Example: An abode may be anything from a shack to a mansion.

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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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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