living accommodations

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living accommodations - structures collectively in which people are housed

housing, lodging

apartment, flat - a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

billet - lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)

block - housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"

camp - temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas"

condominium - housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned

dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

hospice - a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)

student lodging, youth hostel, hostel - inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)

living quarters, quarters - housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters"

manufactured home, mobile home - a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing

pied-a-terre - lodging for occasional or secondary use; "they bought a pied-a-terre in London"

quartering - living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)

rattrap - filthy run-down dilapidated housing

shelter - temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

tract housing - housing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of land

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The Ptor brothers had given me explicit directions for reaching the point of the city where I could find living accommodations and be near the offices of the government agents to whom they had given me letters.

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Students, faculty and staff (and even their pets) involved with Barry's physician assistant program were flown to Miami and then transported to the school's nearby campus, where about two dozen were provided living accommodations and meals.

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As a result of this transaction, Corinthian will be able to offer its tudents additional living accommodations, which will help attract students from around the globe."