dormitory (redirected from dormitories)

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

Noun

pl -ries

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

2. a building, esp. at a college, providing living accommodation

Adjective

Brit & Austral denoting an area from which most of the residents commute to work: the swelling suburban dormitory areas [Latin dormitorium, from dormire 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] n (BRIT) → dormitorio;

(US) (= hall of residence); residencia, colegio mayor

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dormitory [ˈdɔːmɪtrɪ] n (Brit) → dortoir m;

(US) (= hall of residence); résidence f universitaire

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dormitory [ˈdɔːmɪtrɪ] n → Schlafsaal m;

(US) (building) → Wohnheim nt

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dormitory [ˈdɔːmɪtrɪ] n → dormitorio;

(US) (= hall of residence); casa dello studente