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BOARDING HOUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does boarding house mean?
• BOARDING HOUSE (noun)
The noun BOARDING HOUSE has 1 sense:
1. a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
Familiarity information: BOARDING HOUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
boarding house; boardinghouse
Hypernyms ("boarding house" is a kind of...):
house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "boarding house"):
bed-and-breakfast; bed and breakfast (an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast)
Context examples
"My dear, go out to service in that great boarding house!" and Mrs. March looked surprised, but not displeased.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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