English-Thai Dictionary
dormitory
N หอพัก dorm hostel boarding school hor-pak
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DORMITORY
n.[L., to sleep. ] 1. A place, building or room to sleep in.
2. A gallery in convents divided into several cells, where the religious sleep.
3. A burial place.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DORMITORY
Dor "mi *to *ry, n.; pl. Dormitories. Etym: [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.
2. A burial place. [Obs. ] Ayliffe. My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our dormitory, joining to the parish church. Evelyn.
New American Oxford Dictionary
dormitory
dor mi to ry |ˈdôrmiˌtôrē ˈdɔrməˌtɔri | ▶noun ( pl. dormitories ) a large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution. • a university or college hall of residence or hostel. • [ as modifier ] chiefly Brit. denoting a small town or suburb providing a residential area for those who work in a nearby city. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dormitorium, neuter (used as a noun ) of dormitorius, from dormire ‘to sleep. ’
Oxford Dictionary
dormitory
dormitory |ˈdɔːmɪt (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. dormitories ) a large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution. • N. Amer. a university or college hall of residence or hostel. • [ usu. as modifier ] chiefly Brit. a small town or suburb providing a residential area for those who work in a nearby city: a dormitory town. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dormitorium, neuter (used as a noun ) of dormitorius, from dormire ‘to sleep ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
dormitory
dor mi to ry /dɔ́ː r mətɔ̀ːri |-t (ə )ri /名詞 複 -ries C 1 ｟米 ｠(大学などの ) (学生 )寮, 寄宿舎 .2 ｟主に英 ｠(寄宿舎などの )共同寝室 (!通例多人数用 ) .～́ t ò wn [s ù burb ]｟主に英 ｠郊外の住宅地, ベッドタウン (｟米 ｠bedroom community ).
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