dormitory

B2 Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/ UK /ˈdɔː.mɪ.tɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #16802

Meanings

1

noun
A building at a college or university where students live.

She moved into the dormitory a week before classes began.
2

noun
A large room with many beds, for example in a hostel or school.

The youth hostel had a shared dormitory with twelve beds.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a building at a college or... dorm hall

2 noun · a large room with many... dorm room

Word family

Forms dormitories

Derived forms dormantorydormcestdormitorywidedormobileinterdormitorynondormitory

Related forms dormantdormitiondormitive dorterdortoirdortour

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Phrases (1)

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dormitory room
a sleeping room in a building providing shared accommodation

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

dormitory Middle English dormītōrium Latin

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Topics

Education & Learning

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# dormitory

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɔː.mɪ.tɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 16802

## Meanings
1. A building at a college or university where students live.
2. A large room with many beds, for example in a hostel or school.

## Examples
- She moved into the dormitory a week before classes began.
- The youth hostel had a shared dormitory with twelve beds.

## Derived Forms
- dormantory
- dormcest
- dormitorywide
- dormobile
- interdormitory
- nondormitory

## Related Forms
- dormant
- dormition
- dormitive
- dorter
- dortoir
- dortour

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dormitory
- Root: dormītōrium

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

## AI Etymology
Dormitory comes from Middle English dormitory, dormytory, dormytorye, borrowed from Latin dormītōrium (“a sleeping-room”), from dormiō (“to sleep”). Doublet of dormitorium and dorter. In current use, the main senses are “A building at a college or university where students live” and “A large room with many beds, for example in a hostel or school”.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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