pension

Definitions of pension
  1. noun
    structures collectively in which people are housed
    synonyms: logement, logis
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    appartement, studio
    a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
    bloc
    housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
    camp
    temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
    chez-soi, domicile, maison d'habitation
    housing that someone is living in
    hospice
    a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
    auberge de jeunesse
    inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
    quartiers
    housing available for people to live in
    chambre, logement
    living quarters provided for public convenience
    appartement de copropriété
    one of the dwelling units in a condominium
    hébergement
    temporary living quarters
    dortoire
    a college or university building containing living quarters for students
    duplex
    an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
    appartement, petit appartement
    a tiny flat
    harem
    living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
    foyer, âtre
    home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
    habitation, maison
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
    maison sur pilotis
    dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
    hutte
    any of various Native American dwellings
    quartiers militaires
    living quarters for personnel on a military post
    appartement de grand standing
    an apartment located on the top floors of a building
    studio
    an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen
    suite
    apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
    salle d'hopital
    block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
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    construction
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  2. noun
    a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
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    habitation, maison
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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