residence hall vs edifice

residence hall and edifice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
residence hall	Yes	No	No	No
edifice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, edifice is a hypernym of residence hall; that is, edifice is a word with a broader meaning than residence hall:

residence hall: a college or university building containing living quarters for students
edifice: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Other hypernyms of residence hall include building, living quarters, quarters.

residence hall (noun)	edifice (noun)
a college or university building containing living quarters for students	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place