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dormitory

[dawr-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈdɔr mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
NOUN
living quarters
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In 1999, plainclothes police raided a student dormitory following a demonstration, triggering days of mass protests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

She also alleged that the staff member would come into their dormitory room, an allegation repeated by Miyu and the third trainee the BBC interviewed.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 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

So there were twelve of us at the hotel, in the same wing on the same floor in single rooms, one after the other, and it reminded me of my dormitory at college.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath