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dor⋅mi⋅to⋅ry
[dawr-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] 
mɪˌtɔr
–noun, plural -ries.
| 1. | a building, as at a college, containing a number of private or semiprivate rooms for residents, usually along with common bathroom facilities and recreation areas. |
| 2. | a room containing a number of beds and serving as communal sleeping quarters, as in an institution, fraternity house, or passenger ship. |
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| dor·mi·to·ry (dôr'mĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) n. pl. dor·mi·to·ries
[Middle English dormitorie, from Latin dormītōrium, from dormītōrius, of sleep, from dormītus, past participle of dormīre, to sleep.] |
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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 many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding school. --Thackeray. 2. A burial place. [Obs.] --Ayliffe. My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our dormitory, joining to the parish church. --Evelyn.
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Language Translation for : dormitory
Spanish:
dormitorio,
German:
der Schlafsaal,
Japanese:
寮
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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