"mess hall" meaning in English

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          "word": "chow hall"
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          "word": "dining facility"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "military dining room",
          "word": "kanttiini"
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          "word": "muonituskeskus"
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          "sense": "military dining room",
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "military dining room",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "bialann"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stolóvaja",
          "sense": "military dining room",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "столо́вая"
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          "sense": "military dining room",
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          "word": "comedor militar"
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