Synonyms for dormitory
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dawr-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔr mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i |
Définition of dormitory
Origin :- mid-15c., from Latin dormitorium "sleeping place," from dormire "to sleep" (see dormant). Old English had slæpern "dormitory," with ending as in barn.
- noun living quarters
- I must own that the poor man was not welcomed by his dormitory companions.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- The smooth walls were such as he might have found in his own dormitory.
- Extract from : « Runaway » by William Morrison
- She lived in a dormitory, with a parlor for the reception of guests.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
- The dormitory monitor was sitting up in bed ready for them, too.
- Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed
- Almost hopeful she followed Sister Ignatia to the dormitory.
- Extract from : « Olive » by Dinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)
- In the meantime Dick and Tom had gained the lower hallway of the dormitory.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys in the Air » by Edward Stratemeyer
- Soon the Rover boys and their chums were up in the dormitory where they had their rooms.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys in the Air » by Edward Stratemeyer
- We must remove the infirmary and carry all the sick into the dormitory.
- Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
- The monks' dormitory on the western side of the cloister is also of this time.
- Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham » by J. E. Bygate
- We must clear out the infirmary, carry all the sick ones into the dormitory.
- Extract from : « The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Alphonse Daudet
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