dormitory
Signification (Anglais)
- A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.
- A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
- A dormitory town.
Concepts
foyer d’étudiants
résidence universitaire
résidence d’étudiant
logement commun
foyer de jeunesse
Synonymes
student residence
dorm room
dormitory room
lodging house
bedroom suburb
dorm term hall
student hostel
sleeping place
student lodging
dormitory suburb
living quarters
Traductions
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈdɔː.mɪ.tɹi/
Étymologie (Anglais)
In summary
From Middle English dormitory, dormytory, dormytorye, borrowed from Latin dormītōrium (“a sleeping-room”), from dormiō (“to sleep”). Doublet of dormitorium and dorter.
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