boarding house
Britishnoun
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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
Example Sentences
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For most of her childhood Jenny lived with her parents in school boarding houses belonging to Edinburgh Academy, where her father worked.
From BBC
The city would also become home to a growing number of illegal boarding houses for undocumented immigrants.
From New York Times
But it’s also a city that has boarding houses, where older, first-generation Chinese Americans live on couches for $15 a night.
From Los Angeles Times
At a boarding house, he meets a conjuror named Bynum Walker, who tells him that in order to face and overcome the demons that torment him, he must find his song.
From Salon
His landlady opens the door to his room in the boarding house on Bunker Hill and he steps in.
From Los Angeles Times
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