residence hall

noun

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

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And 95% of our students who lived in the residence hall were culinary, baking and pastry students. Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025 Recently, the quasi-public agency approved a $500,000 loan to the developers of the University of Connecticut residence hall on Pratt for retail development that would accompany that project. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025 The university will finance the student housing portion through debt that Carpenter said will be repaid using revenue generated by the residence hall. Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 June 2025 One of the most recent is the construction of the new, $215 million student residence hall that overlooks the lake. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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