Residency vs. Apartment — What's the Difference?

The fact of living in a place

An apartment (American English), or flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies only part of a building, generally on a single story. There are many names for these overall buildings, see below.

The official residence of the Governor General's representative or other government agent, especially at the court of an Indian state.

A flat, typically one that is well appointed or used for holidays

An organization of intelligence agents in a foreign country

A room or suite of rooms designed as a residence and generally located in a building occupied by more than one household.

A musician's regular engagement at a club or other venue

An apartment building

A period of specialized medical training in a hospital; the position of a resident.

A room.

The position or term of a medical resident.

Apartments Chiefly British A suite of rooms within a larger building set aside for a particular purpose or person.

The house of a colonial resident.

A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

The sphere of authority of a colonial resident.

(archaic) A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.

Residence.

(obsolete) A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment

The condition of being a resident of a particular place.

A conceptual space used for separation in the threading architecture. Objects in one apartment cannot directly access those in another, but must use a proxy.

The home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies.

A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions.

The position or term of a medical resident.

A set or suite of rooms.

The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.

A compartment.

(espionage) rezidentura

A room or suite of rooms in a building comprising a dwelling unit separate from others in the building, and typically having its own separate bath, sanitary, and kitchen facilities. Such apartments are in most cases rented from the owner by those dwelling in them.

Residence.

A suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

A political agency at a native court in British India, held by an officer styled the Resident; also, a Dutch commercial colony or province in the East Indies.

The act of dwelling in a place

The position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)