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boarding house

American  
[bawr-ding haus, bohr-ding haus] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ ˌhaʊs, ˈboʊr dɪŋ ˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

boarding houses

  1. a house in which a person can rent a room, generally with meals provided.

boarding house British  

noun

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

  2. a house for boarders at a school See also house

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Jasmine stays at a Florida boarding house run by Lillian, who calls her new tenant Jazzy and helps her with bus fare to New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

It was a roustabout settlement with three stores, a blacksmithy, a boarding house, a half-dozen saloons, gambling hells and dance halls.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

They had run a boarding house in Coatesville, but abandoned the business and left town as the scandal garnered national attention, she said.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

On the evening of 5 June police raided a boarding house in Upper Pitt Street, home to mainly Caribbean and West African seafarers.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2023

Mister Hertzoon insisted on escorting them back to their boarding house, and he’d hugged them at the door.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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