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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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A decision was made to relocate students from the city centre building to another hall of residence.

From BBC Jan. 8, 2022

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

Quite right, I have been proposing similar for 3 years except it was to build 200,000 student hall of residence places.

From BBC Jan. 24, 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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