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Definition of dormitory noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dormitory

noun
 
/ˈdɔːmətri/
 
/ˈdɔːrmətɔːri/
(plural dormitories)
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  1. (also informal dorm)
     a room for several people to sleep in, especially in a school or other institutionTopics Houses and homesc1, Educationc1
  2. (also dorm, residence hall)
     (all North American English)
    (British English hall of residence, hall)
    a building for university or college students to live inTopics Buildingsc1
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin dormitorium, neuter (used as a noun) of dormitorius, from dormire ‘to sleep’.
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