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student hostel; dormitory (e.g. for factory workers)
大学入学を機に学寮に入った。
I entered the dormitory when I started university.
学寮の規則は思ったより厳しかった。
The dormitory rules were stricter than I expected.
老朽化した学寮の建て替えが決まった。
It was decided to rebuild the aging dormitory.