Collins English-English Dictionary

hall [hɔːl]

1. 1. n a room serving as an entry area within a house or building

2. 2. n [sometimes capital] a building for public meetings

3. 3. n [often capital] the great house of an estate; manor

4. 4. n a large building or room used for assemblies, worship, concerts, dances, etc

5. 5. n a residential building, esp in a university; hall of residence

6. 6. n a large room, esp for dining, in a college or university

7. 7. n a meal eaten in this room

8. 8. n the large room of a house, castle, etc

9. 9. n [US and Canadian] a passage or corridor into which rooms open

10. 10. n short for music hall

11. 11. n [Etymology] Old English heall; related to Old Norse höll, Old High German halla hall, Latin cela cell¹, Old Irish cuile cellar, Sanskrit sala hut; see hell