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dormitory

[dawr-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈdɔr mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
NOUN
living quarters
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There, they will receive their kit and dormitory assignments.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

About 10 North Koreans crowded into a two-bedroom dormitory space containing little more than bunk beds and computers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Lam Thanh, 50, who manages a dormitory for workers near one of Ho Chi Minh City's estimated 1,000 courts, says the cacophony is proving to be costly.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

She was rushed to hospital, haemorrhaging, from her university dormitory.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

In my second year, the missionaries built a dormitory and started a boarding school.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola