boardinghouse

or board·ing house

[bawr-ding-hous, bohr-]

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noun, plural board·ing·hous·es [bawr-ding-hou-ziz, bohr-] /ˈbɔr dɪŋˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈboʊr-/.

a house at which board or board and lodging may be obtained for payment.

Origin of boardinghouse

First recorded in 1720–30

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Related Words for boarding house

apartment, shelter, motel, hotel, resort, inn, lodge, hostel, coop, slum, high-rise, hut, dormitory, dwelling, palace, house, hospital, cottage, farm, condominium

British Dictionary definitions for boarding house

boarding house

noun

a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests

Australian a house for boarders at a schoolSee also house (def. 10)

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