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RESIDENCE HALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does residence hall mean? 

RESIDENCE HALL (noun)
  The noun RESIDENCE HALL has 1 sense:

1. a college or university building containing living quarters for studentsplay

  Familiarity information: RESIDENCE HALL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RESIDENCE HALL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A college or university building containing living quarters for students

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dorm; dormitory; hall; residence hall; student residence

Hypernyms ("residence hall" is a kind of...):

building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)

living quarters; quarters (housing available for people to live in)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "residence hall"):

hall of residence (a university dormitory)


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