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.