"mess hall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mess halls [plural]
Etymology: From mess (“military meal”) + hall. Head templates: {{en-noun}} mess hall (plural mess halls)
  1. (US) A military dining room or building on an army or marine base. Tags: US Categories (topical): Rooms Synonyms: chow hall, dining hall, dining facility, DFAC Translations (military dining room): συσσίτια (sussítia) [neuter, plural] (Ancient Greek), φιδίτιον (phidítion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), kanttiini (Finnish), muonituskeskus (Finnish), matsalur [masculine] (Icelandic), bialann [feminine] (Irish), столо́вая (stolóvaja) [feminine] (Russian), comedor militar [masculine] (Spanish), cantina [feminine] (Spanish), comedor [masculine] (Spanish)

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          "ref": "December 7 2022, Simon Shuster, “2022 Person of the Year: Volodymyr Zelensky”, in Time:",
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          "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "military dining room",
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      "code": "ga",
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    },
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "military dining room",
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