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dining hall

noun

: a large room where meals are served at a school, college, etc.

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Upstairs, a bridge walkway leads to a 14-seat dining hall with a mezzanine balcony overlooking the living room below. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2025 This convergence on the athletic fields is happening elsewhere on campus, from the chapel to the dining hall to the dorms. Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025 It is slated to include an 11,767-square-foot temple and 10 homes along with a farm, cow pasture, flower garden, dining hall, book shop and classrooms. Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025 Cardinal Gardens Apartments is located on the north side of USC's campus and is across McClintock Avenue from a dining hall. Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dining hall

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“Dining hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dining%20hall. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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