boardinghouse

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A form of boarding house — A private house in which paying residents are provided with accommodation and meals.

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Meanings

nounboardinghouse (plural boardinghouses)

plural boardinghouses

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of boarding house.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

boardinghouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boardinghouse

MLA

“boardinghouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boardinghouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boardinghouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boardinghouse.

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