dining hall

noun

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

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Alongside its many functional offices and dorms, the complex contains a post office, gym, movie theater, an outdoor food court and a dining hall, a recreational pool and a large gathering plaza used to host outdoor entertainment and social functions. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 June 2025 The villages are gated, and Richmond's will include a community center with social service offices, plus a laundromat, kitchen, dining hall, library and community store. Karri Peifer, Axios, 16 May 2025 The large dining hall, as well as the weight room, overlooks one of the side fields at GMS and has indoor and outdoor seating. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025 Once upon a time, cruise food was synonymous with piles of buffet fare and rigid dining schedules that felt more like a college campus dining hall, where quantity often overshadowed quality. Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 27 May 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 6 Jul. 2025.

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