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
Students who break Covid rules could be "fast-tracked" to exclusion after police broke up a 200-strong gathering at a hall of residence.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2020
A hall of residence where a young student lay dead for a month hounded his family for payment despite their son being unaccounted for and having passed away in his dorm room.
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.
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