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rooming house

 

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Noun rooming house has 1 sense
  1. lodging house, rooming house - a house where rooms are rented
    --1 is a kind of house; accommodation
    --1 has particulars: flophouse, dosshouse

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Term: Rooming House

Description: A rooming house is a type of rental housing where individual rooms are rented out to tenants, typically on a weekly or monthly basis. In a rooming house, residents generally share common areas such as bathrooms and kitchens.

Sense 1: Popular Usage

A rooming house, also known as a boarding house, provides affordable living accommodations for individuals who prefer a more communal living arrangement rather than renting a whole apartment or house.

Sample Sentence: Sara decided to move into a rooming house so she could save money and be surrounded by a diverse community of people.

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Sense 2: Local Usage

In certain regions, especially among college towns, a rooming house refers to a property for rent that has several bedrooms and is specifically designed to accommodate students attending nearby universities.

Sample Sentence: John found a rooming house close to campus where he could live with other students and have a convenient commute to classes.

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