dormitory

noun
/ˈdɔː.mɪ.tɹi/UK/ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/US/ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/CA/ˈdoː.mɪ.tɹi/

Etymology

From Middle English dormitory, dormytory, dormytorye, borrowed from Latin dormītōrium (“a sleeping-room”), from dormiō (“to sleep”). Doublet of dormitorium and dorter.

  1. derived from dormītōrium
  2. inherited from dormitory

Definitions

  1. A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for…

    A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.

  2. A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep…

    A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.

  3. A dormitory town.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA