n.
- the room or space just inside the front entrance of a house.
▸N. Amer. a corridor in a building.
- a large room for meetings, concerts, etc.
▸the dining room of a college, university, or school.
▸the principal living room of a medieval house.
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(also hall of residence)
Brit. a university building in which students live.
- Brit. a large country house.
- historical the premises of a guild.
Etymology
OE hall, heall; of Gmc origin.