- dormitory
- dormitory mid-15c., from L. dormitorium "sleeping place," from dormire "to sleep" (see DORMANT (Cf. dormant)).
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dormitory — dor‧mi‧to‧ry [ˈdɔːmtri ǁ ˈdɔːrmtɔːri] noun dormitories PLURALFORM [countable] PROPERTY an area just outside a large town where many of the people working in the town live: • The development could reduce it to just another dormitory for Bristol … Financial and business terms
Dormitory — Dor mi*to*ry, n.; pl. {Dormitories}. [L. dormitorium, fr. dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire to sleep. See {Dormant}.] 1. A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dormitory — index dwelling, home (domicile), lodging Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dormitory — [n] living quarters bedroom, dorm, dorm room, sleeping quarters; concept 448 … New thesaurus
dormitory — ► NOUN (pl. dormitories) 1) a bedroom for a number of people in an institution. 2) (before another noun ) denoting a small town or suburb from which people travel to work in a nearby city. ORIGIN Latin dormitorium, from dormire to sleep … English terms dictionary
dormitory — [dôr′mə tôr΄ē] n. pl. dormitories [ME dormitorie < L dormitorium, place for sleeping < dormitorius, of or for sleeping < pp. of dormire: see DORMANT] 1. a room, building, or part of a building with sleeping accommodations for a number of … English World dictionary
Dormitory — A typical American university and college dormitory room A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for… … Wikipedia
dormitory — [[t]dɔ͟ː(r)mɪtri, AM tɔːri[/t]] dormitories 1) N COUNT A dormitory is a large bedroom where several people sleep, for example in a boarding school. ...the boys dormitory... The latest refugees were housed in makeshift dormitories. 2) N COUNT A… … English dictionary
dormitory — noun Dormitory is used before these nouns: ↑building, ↑town Dormitory is used after these nouns: ↑college, ↑student … Collocations dictionary
dormitory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. quarters, hostel, bunks, dorm (inf.). See abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sleeping quarters, dorm*, barracks, residence hall, room, apartment, hostel, men s dormitory, women s dormitory, residence; see … English dictionary for students
