dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence
(noun) a college or university building containing living quarters for students
dormitory, dormitory room, dorm room
(noun) a large sleeping room containing several beds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dormitory (plural dormitories)
A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
A dormitory town.
• (room for sleeping) dorm (common abbreviation)
Source: Wiktionary
Dor"mi*to*ry, n.; pl. Dormitories. Etym: [L. dormitorium, fr. dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire to sleep. See Dormant.]
1. A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding school. Thackeray.
2. A burial place. [Obs.] Ayliffe. My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our dormitory, joining to the parish church. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 November 2024
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