dining hall

noun

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

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There will be no central dining hall, but there will be a commissary for staff, which will serve more than 2,000 workers by the time all four towers, built in phases, are complete. Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The food in the modernist dining hall is delicious, but sparse. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026 Yet, from the kind woman at the dining hall checkout to passing strangers on the way to class, greeting others with a smile or wave is not to be feared! Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 July 2026 People started to filter into the dining hall as showtime approached. Literary Hub, 27 July 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 24 Aug. 2026.

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