dormitory (redirected from Residence halls)

dor·mi·to·ry  (dôrm-tôr, -tr)

n. pl. dor·mi·to·ries

1. A room providing sleeping quarters for a number of persons.

2. A building for housing a number of persons, as at a school or resort.

3. A community whose inhabitants commute to a nearby city for employment and recreation.

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[Middle English dormitorie, from Latin dormtrium, from dormtrius, of sleep, from dormtus, past participle of dormre, to sleep.]

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dormitory [ˈdɔːmɪtərɪ -trɪ]

n pl -ries

1. a large room, esp at a school or institution, containing several beds

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) US a building, esp at a college or camp, providing living and sleeping accommodation

3. (Social Science / Human Geography) (modifier) Brit 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

[from Latin dormītōrium, from dormīre to sleep]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dormitory - a college or university building containing living quarters for students dorm, residence hall, student residence, hall building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" hall of residence - a university dormitory living quarters, quarters - housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters"
	2.	dormitory - a large sleeping room containing several beds dorm room, dormitory room bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping

Translations

dormitory [ˈdɔːmɪtrɪ]

A. N

1. (= bedroom) → dormitorio m

2. (US) (= hall of residence) → residencia f

B. CPD dormitory suburb N (Brit) → barrio m dormitorio
dormitory town N (Brit) → ciudad f dormitorio

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dormitory [ˈdɔː^rmɪtəri] n

[school, hostel] → dortoir m

(US) (= hall of residence) → résidence m universitaire
dormitory town n → ville f dortoir

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dormitory

n → Schlafsaal m; (US: = building) → Wohnheim nt; dormitory suburb or town → Schlafstadt f

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dormitory [ˈdɔːmɪtrɪ] n & adj → dormitorio (Am) (hall of residence) → casa dello studente
dormitory town → città f inv dormitorio inv

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dormitory

n dormitory [ˈdoːmitri]

1 a room used for sleeping in, with many beds. slaapsaal مَهْجَع، غُرْفَة نَوم مُتَعَدِّدة الأسِرَّه обща спалня noclehárna sovesal der Schlafsaal κοιτώνας dormitorio magala خوابگاه makuusali dortoir חֶדֶר שֵׁינָה בִּפנִימִייָה शयन गृह spavaonica hálóterem asrama heimavistarhús, stúdentagarður dormitorio 寮 공동 침실 miegamasis guļamzāle (internātskolā) bilik tidur slaapzaal sovesal sala sypialna dormitório dormitor общая спальня spoločná nocľaháreň spalnica; skupno ležišče spavaonica sovsal ห้องพัก yatakhane 大寢室 спільна спальня سونے کا مشترکہ کمرہ phòng ngủ tập thể 大寝室

2 (American) a building with rooms for university students to live in. koshuis قاعَة أو عَمارَة نَوم للطُّلاب пансион studentská kolej kollegium der Studentenwohnheim φοιτητική εστία residencia ühiselamu, internaat ساختمان خوابگاه دانشگاه opiskelija-asuntola résidence universitaire מָעוֹן סְטוּדֶנטִים कॉलेज छात्रावास, सहप्रांगण studentski dom kollégium asrama mahasiswa casa dello studente 寄宿舎 휴식처 bendrabutis (studentu) kopmītne/dienesta viesnīca bilik asrama studentenhuis studenthjem, internat akademik, dom studencki студенческое общежитие študentský domov, internát študenstki dom studentski dom studenthem หอพัก öğrenci yurdu （美）學生宿舍 студентський гуртожиток یونورسٹی کی اقامت گاہ ký túc xá （美）学生宿舍

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dormitory → دَار إيوَاء ubytovna sovesal Schlafsaal κοιτώνας dormitorio makuusali dortoir spavaonica camerata 共同寝室 기숙사 slaapzaal sovesal sala sypialna dormitório общая спальня sovsal หอพัก yatakhane ký túc xá 宿舍