Dormitory vs. Dorm

Dormitorynoun

A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.

Dormitorynoun

A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.

Dormitorynoun

A dormitory town.

Dormitorynoun

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.

Dormitorynoun

A burial place.

Dormitorynoun

a college or university building containing living quarters for students

Dormitorynoun

a large sleeping room containing several beds

Dormitorynoun

a large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution

Dormitorynoun

a university or college hall of residence or hostel.

Dormitorynoun

a small town or suburb providing a residential area for those who work in a nearby city

Dormitory

A dormitory (originated from the Latin word dormitorium, often abbreviated to dorm) is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university students. In some countries, it can also refer to a room containing several beds accommodating people.

Dormnoun

clipping of dormitory

Dormverb

(intransitive) To reside in a dorm.

Dormnoun

a dormitory.

Dormnoun

a college or university building containing living quarters for students

Dormnoun

a dormitory.