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Definition of "nonresident" []

  • Not living in a particular place: nonresident students who commute to classes. (adjective)
  • Chiefly New England Of or relating to real estate owned by persons who are resident only in the summer. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nonresident" in a sentence
  • "He expects that now even more hunters will obtain nonresident licenses."
  • "A compromise deal was made between the Government of Canada and Citibank, whereby the acquisition of Mercantile was allowed to go ahead, but with a provision for gradual reduction in nonresident ownership over ten years."
  • "An Indian government census counted 11.5 million Indians abroad, known as nonresident Indians, or NRIs."