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US/ˈdɔːr.mə.tɔːr.i/
UK/ˈdɔː.mɪ.tər.i/
a large building where students live; also a big room with many beds
In context
First-year students usually live in the university dormitory.
Six of us shared one small dormitory room with bunk beds.
The hostel has private rooms and a cheaper twelve-bed dormitory.
Words that go with dormitory
noun + noun
- student dormitoryThe new student dormitory has a gym and a canteen.
- dormitory roomEach dormitory room has two beds and two desks.
- dormitory townThe area has become a dormitory town for office workers.
verb + preposition
- live in a dormitoryI lived in a dormitory for my first two years.
adjective + noun
- shared dormitoryA bed in a shared dormitory costs about eight dollars a night.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
I stay at KTX.Correct: I live in the dormitory / in the dorm.