residence hall

noun

formal, US
: a place where students live at a college or university

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One of the most recent is the construction of the new, $215 million student residence hall that overlooks the lake. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025 These three sisters are, from left, Ruth, Peg, and Mabel Hammersmith, and their home is now known as the Hammersmith House, a residence hall on the North Central College campus. Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025 Ehlers cooked at Castilian for 11 years and had been working at the Jester residence hall at UT for the last three while also running Wee's. Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Listen to this article Public financing is falling into place to build a residence hall for students at the regional campus of the University of Connecticut in downtown Hartford, which is expected to open in the fall of 2026. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for residence hall

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“Residence hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/residence%20hall. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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