noun pl. dormitories
- a room, building, or part of a building with sleeping accommodations for a number of people
- ☆ a building with many rooms that provide sleeping and living accommodations for a number of people, as at college
Origin:
ME dormitorie < L dormitorium, place for sleeping < dormitorius, of or for sleeping < pp. of dormire: see dormant
adjective
Chiefly Brit. designating a suburb or small town whose residents travel daily to their jobs in the city