dormitory
pronunciation
How to pronounce dormitory in British English:
UK [ˈdɔːmətri]
How to pronounce dormitory in American English:
US [ˈdɔːrmətɔːri]
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- Noun:
- a college or university building containing living quarters for students
- a large sleeping room containing several beds
Word Origin
- dormitory (n.)
- mid-15c., from Latin dormitorium "sleeping place," from dormire "to sleep" (see dormant). Old English had slæpern "dormitory," with ending as in barn.
Example
- 1. Dormitory managers were told not to let him inside .
- 2. They met at a party in her friend 's dormitory room .
- 3. I 'm sleeping in a concrete dormitory .
- 4. The institute has a dormitory for 60 people .
- 5. Life was confined to the narrow , colourless strip between factory and dormitory .