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quarter
noun (PLACE TO LIVE) /ˈkwɔː.tər/
/ˈkwɑː.t̬ɚ/ Definition
quarters [plural] › a room or house that has been provided, especially for servants or soldiers and their families, to live in: The army's married quarters are just outside the town.Houses and homes › [C] Indian English a house or other place to live that has been provided by a company for an employee
(Definition of quarter noun (PLACE TO LIVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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