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heim — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dormitory noun A large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.
  • home noun The place where someone lives, especially with their family.
  • homeward adv In the direction of home.
  • hostel noun Cheap, shared lodging for travelers, often with dormitory-style rooms.

Senses

heim is used for these senses in English:

  • dormitory A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
  • home (internet) To the home page.
  • home A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
  • home One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
  • homeward Towards home.
  • homewards Leading toward home.
  • hostel A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.

dormitory — full definition

  1. noun A large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.
  2. noun A suburb or town whose residents mostly commute elsewhere for work.

home — full definition

  1. noun The place where someone lives, especially with their family.
  2. adj Relating to one's own dwelling or country, as opposed to abroad.
  3. adv To or at one's place of residence.

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