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dormitory en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈdɔɹ.mɪ.tɹi/ (Canada)
• /ˈdɔː.mɪ.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈdoː.mɪ.tɹi/ (Australia)
• /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/ (General-American)
• /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/ (Canada)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. 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.
   • The foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova was responding to a report last week about an item in the 2024 US air force budget for building a dormitory at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk for personnel on a “potential surety mission” – military jargon for nuclear safety and security. 2023 September 5, Julian Borger, Andrew Roth, “Return of US nuclear weapons to UK would be an escalation, says Russia”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024:
   • She will be much more likely to meet his wishes after a residence at the castle, than an imprisonment on short commons in her dormitory in Welbeck Street; for in one case she only learnt how much she could endure, in the other she will find how much she can enjoy. 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], “(please specify the page)”, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 150–151:
2. A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
3. A dormitory town.

Forms

Coordinates

barracks (building where soldiers sleep)

Deriveds

dormitorylike · interdormitory · dormantory · dormitorywide · dormobile · dormcest · nondormitory

Relateds

dorter · dortoir · dormition · dortour · dormant · dormitive

Synonyms

dorm (room for sleeping, or a building with such rooms) · dormitorium (room for sleeping, or a building with such rooms) · dorter (room for sleeping, or a building with such rooms)

Translations (159)

cs internát (building or part thereof) · is svefnsalur (room for sleeping) · fi makuusali (room for sleeping) · hu diákszálló (building or part thereof) · sh студентски дом (building or part thereof) · sw bweni (room for sleeping) · pl dormitorium (building or part thereof) · hy քնարան (building or part thereof) · nl studentenhuis (building or part thereof) · el υπνοδωμάτιο (room for sleeping) · ota یاتاقخانه (building or part thereof) · alt јадын-јӱрӱм (building or part thereof) · ota یاتاقخانه (room for sleeping) · fr dortoir (room for sleeping) · tg хобгоҳ (building or part thereof) · es casalicio colegial (building or part thereof) · de Studentenwohnheim (building or part thereof) · ta ஹாஸ்டல் (room for sleeping) · hu nővérszálló (building or part thereof) · tr yurt (building or part thereof) · udm огинъюрт (building or part thereof) · ru спа́льня (room for sleeping) · ota قوغوش (room for sleeping) · ota قوغوش (building or part thereof) · el υπνωτήριο (building or part thereof) · ru обща́га f ( (building or part thereof) · el υπνοθάλαμος (room for sleeping) · fi makuuhuone (room for sleeping) · lv internāts (building or part thereof) · tr yurt (room for sleeping) · vi phòng ngủ (room for sleeping) · sk nocľaháreň (building or part thereof) · cmn 宿舍 (room for sleeping) · hu szálló (building or part thereof) · ja 寝室 (room for sleeping) · nl slaapcel (room for sleeping) · da sovesal (room for sleeping) · ko 침실 (room for sleeping) · de Dormitorium (building or part thereof) · pl akademik (building or part thereof) · cmn 寢室 /寝室 (room for sleeping) · et ühikas (room for sleeping) · hy հանրակացարան (building or part thereof) · pl akademik (room for sleeping) · uk почива́льня (room for sleeping) · km និវាសដ្ឋាន (building or part thereof) · ta விடுதி (room for sleeping) · cs kolej (building or part thereof) · ang slǣpern (room for sleeping) · tr yatakhane (room for sleeping) · az yataqxana (building or part thereof) · ms asrama (room for sleeping) · ka საძინებელი (room for sleeping) · es dormitorio (room for sleeping) · ru дортуа́р (room for sleeping) · sv studenthem (building or part thereof) · eo dormejo (room for sleeping) · gd seòmar-cadail (room for sleeping) · es vivienda universitaria (building or part thereof) · ky жатакана (building or part thereof) · ug ياتاقخانا (building or part thereof) · hu munkásszálló (building or part thereof) · sh studentski dom (building or part thereof) · pt dormitório (building or part thereof) · nl internaat (building or part thereof) · cmn 寄宿舍 (building or part thereof) · sv sovsal (room for sleeping) · ro dormitor (room for sleeping) · es apartamento estudiantino (building or part thereof) · ru общежи́тие (building or part thereof) · es residencia estudiantil (building or part thereof) · he מעונות (building or part thereof) · pt dormitório (room for sleeping) · km សយនដ្ឋាន (room for sleeping) · cmn 宿舍 (building or part thereof) · ms asrama (building or part thereof) · mi wharemoe (building or part thereof) · sk internát (building or part thereof) · de Dormitorium (room for sleeping) · gd suain-lann (room for sleeping) · et ühikas (building or part thereof) · ca dormitori (room for sleeping) · hu kollégium (building or part thereof) · is kojuherbergi (room for sleeping) · cs noclehárna (building or part thereof) · he חדר שינה (room for sleeping) · ja 寮 (building or part thereof) · be інтэрна́т (building or part thereof) · mn оюутны байр (room for sleeping) · is heimavist (room for sleeping) · hu diákotthon (building or part thereof) · sah уопсай дьиэ (building or part thereof) · et internaat (building or part thereof) · it camerata (room for sleeping) · es dormitorio (building or part thereof) · hu hálóterem (room for sleeping) · tk ýatakhana (building or part thereof) · mk спа́лна со́ба (room for sleeping) · ar مَهْجَع (building or part thereof) · de Studentenheim (building or part thereof) · bg о́бща спа́лня (room for sleeping) · ja 宿舎 (building or part thereof) · cs noclehárna (room for sleeping) · ka საერთო საცხოვრებელი (building or part thereof) · sq konvikt (building or part thereof) · lt bendrabutis (building or part thereof) · kk жатақхана (building or part thereof) · la dormitorium (building or part thereof) · it residenza universitaria (building or part thereof) · uk гурто́житок (building or part thereof) · fa-ira خوابْگاه (room for sleeping) · is heimavist (building or part thereof) · it studentato (building or part thereof) · nb internat (building or part thereof) · fr cellule (room for sleeping) · fi asuntola (building or part thereof) · et ühiselamu (building or part thereof) · ro cămin (building or part thereof) · bg общежи́тие (building or part thereof) · lv kopmītne (building or part thereof) · el κοιτώνας (building or part thereof) · fr cité universitaire (building or part thereof) · ru о́бщая спа́льня (room for sleeping) · sl študentski dom (building or part thereof) · kix pōu (building or part thereof) · eo dormejo (building or part thereof) · ko 기숙사 (building or part thereof) · uz yotoqxona (building or part thereof) · th หอพัก (building or part thereof) · cy noswylfa (room for sleeping) · da internat (building or part thereof) · mk сту́дентски дом (building or part thereof) · yi אינטערנאַט (building or part thereof) · io dormeyo (room for sleeping) · alt уйуктаар кып (room for sleeping) · ga dórtúr (room for sleeping) · nb studenthjem (building or part thereof) · el υπνωτήριο (room for sleeping) · de Wohnheim (building or part thereof) · id asrama (building or part thereof) · la dormitorium (room for sleeping) · de Heim (building or part thereof) · nl slaapzaal (room for sleeping) · tr yatakhane (building or part thereof) · vi kí túc xá (building or part thereof) · de Schlafsaal (room for sleeping) · es casa escolar (building or part thereof) · it dormitorio (building or part thereof) · fa-ira خوابْگاه (building or part thereof) · et ühiselamu (room for sleeping) · ga suanlios (room for sleeping) · eo studenta loĝejo (building or part thereof) · eo amasloĝejo (room for sleeping) · fr foyer (building or part thereof) · it casa dello studente (building or part thereof) · hy հանրակացարան (room for sleeping) · pl internat (building or part thereof) · fr résidence (building or part thereof) · alt общежитие (building or part thereof)