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hall

noun
SayHAWL/hɔl/UK/hɔːl/

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9 meanings of hall

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  1. 1
    meeting roomnouncountable
    A big room where many people gather for events or meetings.

    The whole school met in the hall for the assembly.

    They set up rows of chairs in the hall before the concert.

    UsageCommon phrases: concert hall, dining hall.

    Similarauditorium, chamber

  2. 2
    corridornouncountable
    A long, narrow space inside a building that connects the rooms.

    Like a path inside a building that connects the rooms.

    A long hall connects all the rooms upstairs.

    He hung his coat in the hall near the front door.

    UsagePeople say down the hall or across the hall.

    Similarcorridor, passage, passageway

  3. 3
    student housingnouncountable
    A building at a college or university where students live.

    She lives in a hall on campus with other students.

    My brother moved into a new hall this year.

    UsageAlso called a residence hall.

    Similardormitory, residence

  4. 4
    nouncountable or uncountable
    In some colleges, the big room where students eat together, or the meal they eat there.

    Students line up for lunch in hall every day.

    The hall serves three meals a day during term.

    UsageSay go to hall or eat in hall.

    Similarrefectory

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  5. 5
    country housenouncountable
    A large country house owned by an important family.

    They live in a grand old hall out in the countryside.

    The hall has belonged to the same family for centuries.

    UsageOften part of a house's name, like Haddon Hall.

    Similarmanor, mansion

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  6. 6
    medieval main roomnouncountable
    The main, biggest room in an old building used for daily life, not for worship.

    Everyone in the house ate together in the great hall.

    In the old days, the whole household ate together in the hall.

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    living roomnounIndiacountable
    The room in a home where the family sits and relaxes together.

    The family relaxed in the hall after dinner, talking about their day.

    She set the new sofa against the far wall of the hall.

    Similarlounge, parlor

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  2. 8
    nounobsolete
    An open space cleared through a crowd, often to make room for dancing.
    Then cry, a hall, a hall! Come, father Rosin, with your fiddle now.
    1633, Ben Jonson, “A Tale of a Tub. A Comedy”Here, a hall means an open space made in a crowd, for dancing.
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  3. 9
    noun
    A place where people train for a profession or receive their official qualifications.

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Origin

It comes from Old English "heall," meaning a hall, house, or palace. This came from older Germanic words and a root meaning "to hide" or "conceal."

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 3 facts