residence hall

noun

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

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But New College would also be forced to take on the debt that USFSM carries from building the $44 million residence hall and student center. Carter Weinhofer, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026 The police responded to the residence hall on George Street Tuesday and saw no obvious signs of trauma or evidence of foul play, spokeswoman Kristy DosReis said. Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026 Corcoran Hall is a residence hall located on the northeast side of the university’s campus. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026 Campus police had kept a lockdown in effect overnight for Van Wagoner House, a residence hall where responding officers found the victim with multiple stab wounds. Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026 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 12 Mar. 2026.

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