Dormitory

Origin

From Latin dormitorium ("a sleeping-room"), neuter of dormitorius ("belonging to sleep"), dormitor ("a sleeper"), from dormire ("to sleep").

Full definition of dormitory

Noun

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. Common abbreviation: dorm
2. A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
3. Short for dormitory town, a suburban or rural settlement housing city workers

Synonyms

• Common abbreviation: dorm

Related terms

• dorm
• dormant
• dormitive
• dormition