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Synonyms of boardinghouse
a building where people pay to live and have daily meals
- a onetime boardinghouse that is now the site of the town's historical museum
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for boardinghouse
- auberge,
- caravansary
- (or caravanserai),
- hospice,
- hostel,
- hostelry,
- hotel,
- inn,
- lodge,
- public house,
- tavern
- doss-house
- [chiefly British],
- fleabag,
- flophouse
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The first known use of boardinghouse was in 1680
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