"dining hall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dining halls [plural], dining-hall [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dining hall (plural dining halls)
  1. A large room, typically in schools or colleges, where people eat together. Synonyms: refectory Hypernyms: hall, room, space, area, place Related terms: diner, dining car Coordinate_terms: chow hall, mess hall, dining facility, dining room, cafeteria, lunchroom, great hall Translations (room): φιδίτιον (phidítion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), ճաշասրահ (čašasrah) (Armenian), трапеза́рия (trapezárija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), столова́ (stolová) [feminine] (Bulgarian), cantina [feminine] (Catalan), menjador [masculine] (Catalan), eetzaal [feminine] (Dutch), ruokasali (Finnish), réfectoire [masculine] (French), cantine [feminine] (French), Mensa [feminine] (German), Speisesaal [masculine] (German), Essensschule (Hutterisch), proinnteach [masculine] (Irish), 学食 (gakushoku) (Japanese), thāisām jāmpái (Khiamniungan Naga), refectorium [neuter] (Latin), jadalnia [feminine] (Polish), stołówka [feminine] (Polish), لَنگَر (langar) [feminine] (Punjabi), обе́денный зал (obédennyj zal) [masculine] (Russian), โรงอาหาร (roong-aa-hǎan) (Thai), ห้องอาหาร (hɔ̂ng-aa-hǎan) (Thai)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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