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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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She was also heavily involved in a campaign to stop the University of Derby turning its now empty 274-room hall of residence in the town into dispersal accommodation for asylum seekers.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025

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

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2022

Relations deteriorated when students complained about the erection of a fence around a hall of residence.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2021

The hall of residence where Pendrous died will no longer be used to house first-year university students from 2020.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2019

For the convenience of young girls there is a hall of residence, which will accommodate about forty-six students, the head of which is a cultured English lady of wide experience.

From The Eurhythmics of Jaques-Dalcroze by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze

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