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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

In 1999, plainclothes police raided a student dormitory following a demonstration, triggering days of mass protests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 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

The Boston Symphony Orchestra had acquired the property a few years earlier, turning the main house into dormitory housing for student musicians at Tanglewood, its prestigious summer music academy, with an affiliated festival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Nobody accosted him in the student dormitory, where he slipped into his room and changed.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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