Dormitory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a college or university building containing living quarters for students

a large sleeping room containing several beds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/eɪlˈɑːn/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɔːmɪtəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɔːmɪtəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /eɪlˈɑːn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

residence hall student residence hall dormitory room dorm room dorm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlafsaal

ein Hochschul- oder Universitätsgebäude mit Wohnräumen für Studenten

🇫🇷French

dortoir

un bâtiment collégial ou universitaire contenant des logements pour étudiants

🇪🇸Spanish

dormitorio

un edificio de colegio o universidad que contiene viviendas para estudiantes

🇮🇹Italian

dormitorio

un edificio universitario o universitario contenente alloggi per studenti

🇳🇱Dutch

slaapzaal

een hogeschool- of universiteitsgebouw met woonruimte voor studenten

🇵🇹Portuguese

dormitório

um prédio de faculdade ou universidade contendo alojamentos para estudantes

🇷🇺Russian

общежитие

здание колледжа или университета, в котором расположены жилые помещения для студентов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छात्रावास

एक कॉलेज या विश्वविद्यालय भवन जिसमें छात्रों के लिए रहने के लिए क्वार्टर हों

🇧🇩Bengali

ছাত্রাবাস

একটি কলেজ বা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের বিল্ডিং যেখানে ছাত্রদের থাকার জায়গা রয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

தங்குமிடம்

மாணவர்களுக்கான குடியிருப்புகளைக் கொண்ட கல்லூரி அல்லது பல்கலைக்கழக கட்டிடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వసతి గృహం

విద్యార్థుల కోసం నివాస గృహాలను కలిగి ఉన్న కళాశాల లేదా విశ్వవిద్యాలయ భవనం

🇮🇳Marathi

शयनगृह

महाविद्यालय किंवा विद्यापीठाची इमारत ज्यामध्ये विद्यार्थ्यांसाठी राहण्याचे निवासस्थान आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શયનગૃહ

કૉલેજ અથવા યુનિવર્સિટી બિલ્ડિંગ જેમાં વિદ્યાર્થીઓ માટે રહેવાના ક્વાર્ટર હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಲಯ

ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಕ್ವಾರ್ಟರ್ಸ್ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕಾಲೇಜು ಅಥವಾ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದ ಕಟ್ಟಡ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡോർമിറ്ററി

വിദ്യാർത്ഥികൾക്കായി താമസിക്കുന്ന ക്വാർട്ടേഴ്സുകൾ അടങ്ങിയ ഒരു കോളേജ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ യൂണിവേഴ്സിറ്റി കെട്ടിടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੋਸਟਲ

ਇੱਕ ਕਾਲਜ ਜਾਂ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਦੀ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਰਹਿਣ ਦੇ ਕਮਰੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہاسٹلری

کالج یا یونیورسٹی کی عمارت جس میں طلباء کے رہنے کے کوارٹر ہوں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宿舍

包含学生宿舍的学院或大学建筑

🇯🇵Japanese

寮

学生のための住居を備えた大学または大学の建物

🇰🇷Korean

기숙사

학생들을 위한 거주 공간이 있는 대학 건물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ký túc xá

một tòa nhà cao đẳng hoặc đại học có khu nhà ở cho sinh viên

🇹🇭Thai

หอพัก

อาคารวิทยาลัยหรือมหาวิทยาลัยที่มีที่อยู่อาศัยสำหรับนักศึกษา

🇮🇩Indonesian

asrama

gedung perguruan tinggi atau universitas yang berisi tempat tinggal bagi siswa

🇵🇭Filipino

dormitoryo

isang gusali ng kolehiyo o unibersidad na naglalaman ng tirahan ng mga mag-aaral

🇲🇾Malay

asrama

bangunan kolej atau universiti yang mengandungi tempat tinggal untuk pelajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المهجع

مبنى كلية أو جامعة يحتوي على سكن للطلاب

🇮🇷Persian

خوابگاه

ساختمان کالج یا دانشگاه حاوی محل زندگی برای دانشجویان

🇹🇷Turkish

yatakhane

öğrenciler için yaşam alanları içeren bir kolej veya üniversite binası

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּנִימִיָה

בניין מכללה או אוניברסיטה המכיל חדרי מגורים לסטודנטים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'dormitory'?

The primary meaning of 'dormitory' is 'a college or university building containing living quarters for students'.

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Using 'dormitory' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dormitory' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dormitory' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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