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hall of residence

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noun

  1. a residential block in or attached to a university, college, etc

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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

Mr Gething returned to Wales as a student to study at Aberystwyth University, where he lived in the hall of residence, Pantycelyn, where the Welsh language was predominantly spoken.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024

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

The 19th Century villa in Manchester had fallen into disrepair after being used as a student hall of residence.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2014

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.