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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By the numbers: Of the 166 hauntings reported in Colorado between 1994 and 2022, about 61% happened inside elementary, middle and high schools, as well as on college campuses and in dormitories, the data shows.
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Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
Calling it the Fair View, Mulrooney was meticulous in choosing the lace curtains, plush carpets, brass bedsteads and other finery that would make her new hotel the envy of the region’s other hoteliers, who housed most guests in rough dormitories.
—Melanie Haiken, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Koonce did not respond to cardiopulmonary resuscitation when she was found unconscious in her dormitory at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on Sept. 4, officials have said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Oct. 2024
The younger age groups would leave their dormitories to watch the senior games and debate who would be the next one to leave for Denmark.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
Calling it the Fair View, Mulrooney was meticulous in choosing the lace curtains, plush carpets, brass bedsteads and other finery that would make her new hotel the envy of the region’s other hoteliers, who housed most guests in rough dormitories.
—Melanie Haiken, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Koonce did not respond to cardiopulmonary resuscitation when she was found unconscious in her dormitory at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on Sept. 4, officials have said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Oct. 2024
The younger age groups would leave their dormitories to watch the senior games and debate who would be the next one to leave for Denmark.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Dormitory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dormitory. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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