temporary accommodation (noun)

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• accommodation — noun 1 (BrE) place for sb to live/stay ADJECTIVE ▪ comfortable, decent, good, suitable ▪ inadequate, poor, substandard ▪ excellent …   Collocations dictionary

• accommodation — UK /əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən/ noun ► [U] UK (US accommodations [plural]) PROPERTY a place in which to live, work, stay, etc.: »The cost, including flights, accommodation, and meals, was €100,000. » temporary accommodation » luxury accommodations. ► [C or U] …   Financial and business terms

• temporary — adjective 1 lasting for only a limited period of time: A lot of work now is temporary or part time. | The accident caused a temporary disability. 2 intended to be used for only a limited period of time: The council have placed us in temporary… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• accommodation — noun 1) (accommodations) temporary accommodations Syn: housing, lodging(s), living quarters, quarters, rooms; place to stay, billet; shelter, roof over one s head; informal digs, pad; formal abode, residence, place of residence, dw …   Thesaurus of popular words

• casual ward — noun Etymology: casual (II) Britain : a ward in which vagrants seeking temporary public relief are detained for brief specified periods * * * casual ward noun (historical) A workhouse department providing temporary accommodation for labourers,… …   Useful english dictionary

• labour camp — noun a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor • Syn: ↑labor camp • Hypernyms: ↑camp * * * labour camp noun 1. A penal institution where the inmates are forced to work 2. Temporary accommodation for workers • • • …   Useful english dictionary

• xenodochium — noun a room (or separate guest house) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims …   Wiktionary

• lodging — noun temporary accommodation: board and lodging. ↘(lodgings) a rented room or rooms, usually in the same residence as the owner …   English new terms dictionary

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

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