hall of residence
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Relations deteriorated when students complained about the erection of a fence around a hall of residence.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2021
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
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
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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