dormitory

dormitory
    n 1: a college or university building containing living quarters
         for students [syn: {dormitory}, {dorm}, {residence hall},
         {hall}, {student residence}]
    2: a large sleeping room containing several beds [syn:
       {dormitory}, {dormitory room}, {dorm room}]
    

Dormitory \Dor"mi*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Dormitories}. [L.
   dormitorium, fr. dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire
   to sleep. See {Dormant}.]
   1. A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of
      sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing
      many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding
      school. --Thackeray.
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   2. A burial place. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
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            My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in
            our dormitory, joining to the parish church.
                                                  --Evelyn.
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29 Moby Thesaurus words for "dormitory":
      bedchamber, bedroom, boardinghouse, boudoir, chamber, cubicle,
      cubiculum, dorm, doss house, fleabag, flophouse, guest house,
      hospice, hostel, hostelry, hotel, inn, lodging house, nursery,
      ordinary, pension, posada, pub, public, public house, roadhouse,
      rooming house, sleeping room, tavern