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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

At a dormitory there in her freshman year she discovered luxury: a bed of her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

In reality, the man behind the coding lived in a state-run dormitory in China.

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

There was barely time between the end of a shift and the beginning of a class to get back to the dormitory to collect papers and textbooks.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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