English > quarters: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | housing available for people to live in. |
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| Examples | - "he found quarters for his family"
- "I visited his bachelor quarters"
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| Synonym | living quarters |
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| Narrower | accommodation | living quarters provided for public convenience |
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| diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad | temporary living quarters |
| dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence | A college or university building containing living quarters for students |
| forecastle, fo'c'sle | living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed |
| harem, hareem, 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 |
| Broader | housing, lodging, living accommodations | structures collectively in which people are housed |
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| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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| Spanish | vivienda |
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| Catalan | habitatge, quarter, vivenda |
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| Verbs | quarter | provide housing for (military personnel) |
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