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Synonyms for domicile

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

residence dwelling abode habitation

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A home or residence.

    The call to jury duty was sent to my legal domicile; too bad I was on vacation at the time.

  2. v. 1

    To have a domicile in a particular place.

    The answer depends on which state he was domiciled in at his death.

Related words

Word family
domiciliary

Forms

Plural
domiciles → abodes, homes, dwellings, residences…
Past participle
domiciled
e.g. domiciled → resided, shacked, domiciliated…

Example sentences

  • residence Sami purchased a three-bedroom residence in Cairo.
  • dwelling For Sami, not dwelling on the past was a struggle.
  • abode Thine abode this Earth is but a rat's cage for thee.
  • habitation This house was declared unfit for human habitation.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
domicilefalling
residencefalling
dwellingfalling
abodesteady
habitationsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
home1
5 letters
house1, shack1, abode2
6 letters
reside2
8 letters
dwelling2
9 letters
residence3
10 letters
habitation4
11 letters
domiciliate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abode2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
domicile
Italiano
domicilio
Català
domicili