The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dwelling \Dwell"ing\, n.
   Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode;
   domicile.
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         Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons.   --Jer. xlix.
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         God will deign
         To visit oft the dwellings of just men.  --Milton.
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         Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. --Tennyson.
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   Dwelling house, a house intended to be occupied as a
      residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other
      building.

   Dwelling place, place of residence.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dwelling house
    n 1: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest
         dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes
         for the homeless" [syn: dwelling, home, domicile,
         abode, habitation, dwelling house]