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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPension
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɛnˈzi̯oːn
"Das kleine Städtchen hatte eine gemütliche Pension."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A house providing food and lodging for paying guests.
"She grew up living in a modest boardinghouse run by her grandmother near the textile mills." - 2
A lodging house where residents rent rooms and share common dining facilities.
"Many young professionals in the early 20th century started their city lives by staying in a boardinghouse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of 'boarding', derived from the noun 'board' meaning daily meals provided at a table, and 'house'. It emerged in the late 18th century during the Industrial Revolution to describe residential buildings where lodging and meals were provided for a fixed fee.
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pension de famille
Transliteration: pã.sjɔ̃ də fa.mij
"Elle louait une chambre dans une vieille pension de famille."
Pension
Transliteration: pɛnˈzi̯oːn
"Das kleine Städtchen hatte eine gemütliche Pension."
pensione
Transliteration: penˈsjoːne
"Alloggiava in una piccola pensione vicino alla stazione."
casa de huéspedes
Transliteration: ˈkasa ðe wesˈpeðes
"Vivía en una casa de huéspedes en el centro de la ciudad."
pensão
Transliteration: pẽˈsɐ̃w
"Eles ficaram hospedados numa pensão modesta."
लॉजिंग हाउस
Transliteration: lojing haus
"वह शहर में एक पुराने लॉजिंग हाउस में रहता था।"
伙食旅馆
Transliteration: huǒshí lǚguǎn
"她在城里找到了一家经济实惠的伙食旅馆。"
하숙집
Transliteration: hasukjip
"대학생들은 주로 학교 근처의 하숙집에서 지냈다."
下宿屋
Transliteration: geshukuya
"彼は学生時代を下宿屋で過ごした。"
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