dormitory
A room containing a number of beds for sleeping, often applied to student and…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.
» Tom walked back to his dormitory.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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.
Schlafsaal, Dormitorium
о́бщая спа́льняóbščaja spálʹnja, дортуа́рdortuár, спа́льняspálʹnja
почива́льняpočyválʹnja
a large sleeping room containing several beds
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
Studentenwohnheim, Studentenheim, Wohnheim
общежи́тиеobščežítije, обща́га f (obščága
гурто́житокhurtóžytok
A dormitory town.
Examples
53 sentencesTom walked back to his dormitory.
Does your school have a dormitory?
Tom got locked out of his dormitory.
We all live in the same dormitory.
deWir wohnen alle in demselben Studentenwohnheim.
Those two boys share the same dormitory room.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dormitory, dormytory, dormytorye, borrowed from Latin dormītōrium (“aFrom Middle English dormitory, dormytory, dormytorye, borrowed from Latin dormītōrium (“a sleeping-room”), from dormiō (“to sleep”). Doublet of dormitorium and dorter.
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Forms
plural: dormitories| Singular | dormitory |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- a college or university building containing living quarters for students:dormresidence hallhallstudent residence
- a large sleeping room containing several beds:dormitory roomdorm room