wash·room

[wosh-room, -room, wawsh-]
noun
a room having washbowls and other toilet facilities.

Origin:
1800–10, Americanism; wash + room

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washroom (ˈwɒʃˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a room, esp in a factory or office block, in which lavatories, washbasins, etc, are situated
2.  (US), (Canadian) a euphemism for lavatory

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