dormitory
noun
dor·mi·to·ry
ˈdȯr-mə-ˌtȯr-ē 
plural dormitories
1
: a room for sleeping
especially
: a large room containing numerous beds
2
: a residence hall providing rooms for individuals or for groups usually without private baths
3
chiefly British
: a residential community inhabited chiefly by commuters
Examples of dormitory in a Sentence
Guests at the camp can stay in private cabins or for a smaller fee in the dormitories.
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The former University of Kentucky student who was seen on viral video unleashing a tirade of racial slurs against a Black student who was working at a dormitory front desk has been sentenced to a year in prison, a Fayette County Circuit Court clerk confirms to PEOPLE.
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Kc Baker, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Several of them interviewed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel described their housing as a crowded, stifling hot dormitory plagued with insects.
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Kc Baker, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Several of them interviewed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel described their housing as a crowded, stifling hot dormitory plagued with insects.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2024
But beyond that sparse field is a cluster of state-of-the-art labs, classrooms, and sleek dormitories with distinctive rammed-earth walls—the new campus of the 10-year-old African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID).
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 9 Aug. 2024
One of the hottest novelties that awaits is the Squid Game Pavilion in Lucca’s central Piazza San Michele, that will include a replica of the sterile Squid Game dormitory where a few lucky fans will be able to spend the night.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Dormitory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dormitory. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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dormitory
noun
dor·mi·to·ry
ˈdȯr-mə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
plural dormitories
1
: a sleeping room especially for several people
2
: a residence hall having many sleeping rooms
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