'Dormitory' definitions:
Definition of 'dormitory'
From: WordNet
noun
A college or university building containing living quarters for students [syn: dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence]
noun
A large sleeping room containing several beds [syn: dormitory, dormitory room, dorm room]
Definition of 'Dormitory'
From: GCIDE
- Dormitory \Dor"mi*to*ry\, n.; pl. Dormitories. [L. dormitorium, fr. dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire to sleep. See Dormant.]
- 1. 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. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A burial place. [Obs.] --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]
- My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our dormitory, joining to the parish church. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dormitory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bedchamber,
- bedroom,
- boardinghouse,
- boudoir,
- chamber,
- cubicle,
- cubiculum,
- dorm,
- doss house,
- fleabag,
- flophouse,
- guest house,
- hospice,
- hostel,
- hostelry,
- hotel,
- inn,
- lodging house,
- nursery,
- ordinary,
- pension,
- posada,
- pub,
- public,
- public house,
- roadhouse,
- rooming house,
- sleeping room,
- tavern