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dwelling

/ˈdwɛl.ɪŋ/ noun C1
  1. A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home. · The old house served as a dwelling for Albert.

Plural dwellings

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The houses of the Munchkins were odd-looking dwellings, for each was round, with a big dome for a roof.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 14 · B2
A SWALLOW, returning from abroad and especially fond of dwelling with men, built herself a nest in the wall of a Court of Justice and there hatched seven young birds.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 27 · B2
The narrow passage led us into a quadrangle paved with flags and lined by sordid dwellings.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 40 · B2
You could imagine you were dwelling in marble halls, couldn’t you?
Anne of Green Gables, p. 14 · C1

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