dormitory
[ dawr-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈdɔr mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
noun, plural dor·mi·to·ries.
a building, as at a college, containing a number of private or semiprivate rooms for residents, usually along with common bathroom facilities and recreation areas.
a room containing a number of beds and serving as communal sleeping quarters, as in an institution, fraternity house, or passenger ship.
Origin of dormitory
Words nearby dormitory
dormeuse,
dormie,
dormient,
dormin,
dormition of the blessed virgin,
dormitory,
dormitory suburb,
dormobile,
dormont,
dormouse,
dornase alfa
Example sentences from the Web for dormitory
British Dictionary definitions for dormitory
dormitory
/ (ˈdɔːmɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /
noun plural -ries
a large room, esp at a school or institution, containing several beds
US
a building, esp at a college or camp, providing living and sleeping accommodation
(modifier) British
denoting or relating to an area from which most of the residents commute to work (esp in the phrase dormitory suburb)
Often (for senses 1, 2) shortened to:
dorm
Word Origin for dormitory
C15: from Latin
dormītōrium, from
dormīre to sleep