dormitory
noun
dor·mi·to·ry
ˈdȯr-mə-ˌtȯr-ē 
plural dormitories
1
: a room for sleeping
especially
: a large room containing numerous beds
2
: a residence hall providing rooms for individuals or for groups usually without private baths
3
chiefly British
: a residential community inhabited chiefly by commuters
Examples of dormitory in a Sentence
Guests at the camp can stay in private cabins or for a smaller fee in the dormitories.
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There is also a Real Madrid soccer academy, so teenagers who are learning to play either soccer or basketball and are not from Madrid all live together in the same dormitory.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
In the 1960s, the city of Athens, Georgia, used eminent domain to build dormitories for the University of Georgia.
—Elsa Noterman, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2025
Eighty-seven migrants were held at the facility as of Friday, primarily from Latin American countries: 42 in a dormitory at the Migrant Operations Center and 45 at Camp 6, on a separate part of the base.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
If fully built out, the plan would add 25 buildings to the 302-acre campus, including dormitories, academic spaces, parking garages and sports facilities.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
In the 1960s, the city of Athens, Georgia, used eminent domain to build dormitories for the University of Georgia.
—Elsa Noterman, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2025
Eighty-seven migrants were held at the facility as of Friday, primarily from Latin American countries: 42 in a dormitory at the Migrant Operations Center and 45 at Camp 6, on a separate part of the base.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
If fully built out, the plan would add 25 buildings to the 302-acre campus, including dormitories, academic spaces, parking garages and sports facilities.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dormitory
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dormitory
noun
dor·mi·to·ry
ˈdȯr-mə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
plural dormitories
1
: a sleeping room especially for several people
2
: a residence hall having many sleeping rooms
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