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LIVING QUARTERS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Housing available for people to live in
Example:
I visited his bachelor quarters
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("living quarters" is a kind of...):
housing; living accommodations; lodging (structures collectively in which people are housed)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "living quarters"):
accommodation (living quarters provided for public convenience)
diggings; digs; domiciliation; lodgings; pad (temporary living quarters)
dorm; dormitory; hall; residence hall; student residence (a college or university building containing living quarters for students)
fo'c'sle; forecastle (living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed)
hareem; harem; seraglio; serail (living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household)
military quarters (living quarters for personnel on a military post)
Context examples:
Your best day to hear exciting news about your living quarters or a family member will be when action Mars and good-fortune Jupiter align on November 12. (That same day may bring good news at work, too.)
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
