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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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
It’s broken down into the runway misadventures from each of his 12 shows, offers 11 irreverent Rules of Design, and is a lesson on how to turn a dormitory dream into a global brand.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Kurt later found his son in a dormitory in Austria.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
The alert also instructs any residents of Hugine Suites, who are not currently in the dormitory, to report to Smith–Hammond–Middleton Memorial Center, an Orangeburg arena.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
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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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