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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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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

There have been movie nights and a definite theme running through Old School, Step Brothers and Austin Powers; early-2000s university hall of residence.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2024

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

When Geordie answered their ad, he was lodging incognito with his girlfriend in the women's hall of residence at Trent College in Barnet.

From The Guardian Mar. 27, 2013

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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