| 1. | a room in which meals are eaten, as in a home or hotel, esp. the room in which the major or more formal meals are eaten. |
| 2. | Informal. the furniture usually used in a dining room and sometimes sold as a matching set, as a dining table, chairs, and sideboard; dining room suite: a sale on dining rooms. |
| dining room n. A room, as in a house or hotel, in which meals are eaten. |