residence hall

noun

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

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In Hartford, city and business leaders welcomed the residence hall project. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 Building inspectors condemned an aging residence hall where the students were supposed to live. Adam Beam, AJC.com, 31 July 2026 One day after protests began, students successfully renamed a residence hall named after Thomas Mulledy, the university president who oversaw the sale. Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 According to a university spokesperson, campus police were called to an on-campus residence hall after receiving a report of a possible body. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 June 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 11 Aug. 2026.

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