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domicile

/ˈdɒmɪsaɪl/noun

उच्चारण डॉमिसाइल

अधिवास, स्थायी निवास (कानूनी)

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noun
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    [C] law or formal

    the place where a person lives and has their permanent home, especially as recognized by law

    अधिवास, स्थायी निवास (कानूनी)

    • Candidates must produce a domicile certificate of the state.
    • His domicile is in Bihar though he works in Delhi.
    • You must show proof of domicile to apply for the local quota.
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    • His domicile is Uttar Pradesh although he was born abroad.
    • The form asks for your name, age and place of domicile.

    Synonyms residence home abode dwelling habitation

verb
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    [T] be domiciled (in…) law

    to live in a place as your permanent home

    (किसी स्थान पर) स्थायी रूप से निवास करना

    • She is domiciled in Rajasthan for the purpose of reservation.
    • The migrant worker has been domiciled in Pune for ten years and holds a local ration card.
    • She has been domiciled in Kerala for twenty years.
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    • The family domiciled themselves in Mumbai after the war.
    • Students domiciled in the state pay lower fees.
◇Word family
domiciliary adj.domestic adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

dom·i·cile

With -cile pronounced /saɪl/ (not 'domicle' or 'domocile'); from the Latin domus, house, as in domestic.

अंत में -cile, ध्वनि /saɪl/ ('domicle' या 'domocile' गलत है); Latin domus, घर, से, domestic की तरह।

?Which word?

Keep apart domicile (permanent legal home), residence (where you live now), abode (formal or literary word for home).

Domicile (कानूनी स्थायी घर), residence (जहाँ अभी रहते हैं), abode (घर का औपचारिक या साहित्यिक शब्द) को अलग रखिए।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: a person's legal permanent home is their domicile; the domicile certificate is needed for state-quota seats and jobs.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: किसी व्यक्ति का कानूनी स्थायी घर domicile; राज्य-कोटे की सीटों और नौकरियों के लिए domicile certificate चाहिए।