dining-hall

Thân thiện

Students gather for lunch in the college dining-hall.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large room in an institution: Specifically, a large room within a college, university, or similar institution that is designated for eating meals.
   • A communal eating area: A hall where many people, such as students or members of a community, gather to dine together.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The students gathered in the dining-hall for breakfast.
  • The university's main dining-hall can serve hundreds of people at once.

Advanced Usage

• "in the dining-hall": Used to specify the location where a communal meal is taking place.
  • All announcements will be made in the dining-hall during lunch.

Variants and Related Words

• Dining room (n): A room in a house or hotel where meals are eaten. (Note: This is typically smaller and more private than a dining-hall.)
• Refectory (n): A room for meals, especially in a monastery, college, or similar institution. This is a close synonym for "dining-hall" in an academic or religious context.
• Cafeteria (n): A restaurant in which customers serve themselves from a counter and pay before eating. This can sometimes be located within or be synonymous with a dining-hall.

Synonyms

• Refectory: A dining hall, especially in a college or monastery.
• Mess hall: A large room where members of the armed forces eat together.
• Commons: A dining hall at a school or college (often used in proper names, e.g., "the Commons").

Related Phrases

• Hall of residence: A building for student accommodation, which often contains a dining-hall.
  • Her room is in the same building as the dining-hall.

Related Idioms

Học thuật

Noun

1. a large room at a college or university; used especially for dining