English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�dwel.ɪ�/, SAMPA|/"dwel.IN/
audio|en-us-dwelling.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.

#:The old house served as a dwelling for Albert.
#:Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. - Alfred Tennyson

Derived terms
dwelling house: a house intended to be occupied as a residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other building
dwelling place
lake dwelling: prehistoric structure

Translations
trans-top|a place or house in which a person lives
Bulgarian: жили�е (žílište) n
Czech: obydlí n
Dutch: woning
German: Wohnsitz m, Wohnung f
Hebrew: ש�� (shechen)
Hungarian: lak, lakás
Italian: abitazione f, residenza f, dimora f
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Japanese: �� (kyoryū)
Old Norse: bo (Eastern dialect), bu (Western dialect)
Polish: mieszkanie n
Portuguese: domicílio m, moradia f
Russian: жили�е (žilíš�e) n
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References
Webster, 1913.

Verb
dwelling

1. present participle of|dwell

#:I was dwelling in the cave.

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