dormitory

dor·mi·to·ry

 (dôr′mĭ-tôr′ē)

n. pl. dor·mi·to·ries

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

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

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

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[Middle English dormitorie, from Latin dormītōrium, from dormītōrius, of sleep, from dormītus, past participle of dormīre, 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. (Architecture) US a building, esp at a college or camp, providing living and sleeping accommodation

3. (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

[C15: from Latin dormītōrium, from dormīre to sleep]

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dor•mi•to•ry

(ˈdɔr mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)

n., pl. -ries,
adj. n.

1. a building, as at a college, containing rooms and facilities for residents.

2. a large room, containing a number of beds and serving as communal sleeping quarters.

adj.

3. of or designating a community inhabited mainly by commuters: dormitory suburbs.

[1475–85; < Latin dormītōrium bedroom, derivative of dormī(re) to sleep]

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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

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Translations

قاعَة أو عَمارَة نَوم للطُّلابقَاعَةُ النَوْم

noclehárnastudentská kolejubytovna

sovesalkollegium

SchlafsaalStudentenwohnheim

κοιτώνας

dormitorio

makuusali

dortoir

spavaonica

hálóterem

heimavistarhús, stúdentagarîur

dormitoriocamerata

がくせいりょうしゃいんりょうしょくいんりょうりょう共同寝室

기숙사

bendrabutis

guļamzālekopmitne/dienesta viesnica

slaapzaal

sovesalstudenthjeminternat

sala sypialna

dormitório

общагаобщая спальняобщежитие

spoločná nocľaháreňštudentský domov

spalnica

sovsal

หอพัก

yatakhaneöğrenci yurdu

ký túc xá

多个床铺的大寝室学生宿舍宿舍

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dormitory

[ˈdɔː^rmɪtəri] n

[school, hostel] → dortoir m

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dormitory

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dormitory

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dormitory

(ˈdoːmitri) – plural ˈdormitories – noun

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

2. (American) a building with rooms for university students to live in. koshuis قاعَة أو عَمارَة نَوم للطُّلاب пансион albergue studentská kolej der Studentenwohnheim kollegium φοιτητική εστίαresidencia 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 studentenhuisstudenthjem, internatakademik, dom studencki د لیلیه ساختمان 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

→ قَاعَةُ النَوْم 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

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