Dormitory
WordNet
noun
(1) A college or university building containing living quarters for students
(2) A large sleeping room containing several beds
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , neut. of , < .
Noun
- 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. Common abbreviation: dorm
- A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
- Short for dormitory town, a suburban or rural settlement housing city workers