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A building for college or university students to live in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: residence hall
Antonyms: none provided
a university dormitory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence
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Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
col·legi major
— building for university students to live in
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Chinese Mandarin:
住宿学院
(zhùsù xuéyuàn)
— building for university students to live in
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Chinese Mandarin:
书院
(shūyuàn)
— building for university students to live in
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Czech:
kolej
— building for university students to live in
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Finnish:
opiskelija-asuntola
— building for university students to live in
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Finnish:
asuntola
— building for university students to live in
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German:
Studentenwohnheim
— building for university students to live in
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German:
Studentenheim
— building for university students to live in
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Italian:
residenza universitaria
— building for university students to live in
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Italian:
studentato
— building for university students to live in
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Italian:
casa dello studente
— building for university students to live in
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Italian:
dormitorio
— building for university students to live in
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Polish:
akademik
— building for university students to live in
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Polish:
dom akademicki
— building for university students to live in
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Slovene:
študentski dom
— building for university students to live in
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Spanish:
colegio mayor
— building for university students to live in
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Vietnamese:
ký túc xá
— building for university students to live in