dining hall

noun

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

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The new facility is designed to welcome about 1,000 guests into its main assembly hall, with additional space in a dining hall and gymnasium. Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 The building has a full-time counselor who holds group and individual therapy sessions about three or four times a day, plus a dining hall, and an upstairs smoking patio. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Inside the historic abode are grand reception rooms, fireplaces, a billiards room, and a dining hall capable of seating 36 guests. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 31 May 2026 The project includes two new two-story classroom buildings, a new cafeteria and dining hall, lunch shelter, student store, wellness and counseling offices, coaches’ offices, and weight room. Staff Report, Daily News, 26 May 2026 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 21 Jun. 2026.

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