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hall of residence

British  

noun

  1. a residential block in or attached to a university, college, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Students who break Covid rules could be "fast-tracked" to exclusion after police broke up a 200-strong gathering at a hall of residence.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2020

A hall of residence where a young student lay dead for a month hounded his family for payment despite their son being unaccounted for and having passed away in his dorm room.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2019

The 19th Century villa in Manchester had fallen into disrepair after being used as a student hall of residence.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2014

When Geordie answered their ad, he was lodging incognito with his girlfriend in the women's hall of residence at Trent College in Barnet.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2013

For the convenience of young girls there is a hall of residence, which will accommodate about forty-six students, the head of which is a cultured English lady of wide experience.

From The Eurhythmics of Jaques-Dalcroze by Jaques-Dalcroze, Emile

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