dormitory

Pronunciation: /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a college or university building containing living quarters for students
  2. noun a large sleeping room containing several beds

Etymology

From Middle English dormitory, dormytory, dormytorye, borrowed from Latin dormītōrium (“a sleeping-room”), from dormiō (“to sleep”). Doublet of dormitorium and dorter.

In classic literature

Synonyms

dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
building, living quarters
Narrower (hyponyms)
hall of residence

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