- a variation of boardinghouse.
boarding house
Americannoun
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boarding houses
plural
noun
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a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
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a house for boarders at a school See also house
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Peter was 14 at the time, old enough to be allowed to spend the day on his own in the seaside town of Barmouth, where his family were staying in a boarding house.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The hotel is largely the creation of Frank Miller, who bought Glenwood Cottage, a modest boarding house, from his father in 1880.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
They play Bertha and Seth Holley, the married proprietors of the boarding house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Loomis has a turbulent presence that casts an anxious pall over the boarding house, re-created with a background view of Pittsburgh’s bridges by scenic designer Tesshi Nakagawa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025
Sigurd and his horse were gone, so Anya hurried through the golden morning light to the boarding house.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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