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student union

A building on a college campus with facilities for social and organizational activities.

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stu′dent un′ion

a building on a college campus set aside for recreational, social, and governmental activities of the students.

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student union - a building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

campus - a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

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