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hall of residence

British

noun

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

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Previously, only University of Kent students living in halls of residence had been offered the vaccine.

From BBC

"This looks like a superspreader event, with ongoing spread within the halls of residence in the universities," Hopkins added.

From Barron's

Nightclubs and university halls of residence are other mixing pots, which can give the bacteria the opportunity to spread, but again are not unique to this outbreak.

From BBC

A targeted vaccination programme is being set up for pupils in halls of residence at the University of Kent, in Canterbury, where the outbreak has occurred, with antibiotics also being distributed.

From BBC

Jade recalls the time her sister visited her at university and tried to join her for a formal dinner in her halls of residence, only to be embarrassed by a professor.

From BBC

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