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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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There have been movie nights and a definite theme running through Old School, Step Brothers and Austin Powers; early-2000s university hall of residence.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024

A decision was made to relocate students from the city centre building to another hall of residence.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2022

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

Quite right, I have been proposing similar for 3 years except it was to build 200,000 student hall of residence places.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2013

It is now chiefly used as a hall of residence for university men and as lodging for the Judges of Assize.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See by Bygate, Joseph E.

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