hall of residence
Britishnoun
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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
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
It was found to be coming from a university hall of residence and had been the result of an online gamer who had been "attacking another gamer to try and secure an advantage".
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2018
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 Jaques-Dalcroze, Emile
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