dormitory
/ˈdɔːrmɪtɔːri/
noun
- A large room or building with many beds, where students or workers sleep.
- The summer camp dormitory housed fifty children in bunk beds.
- The college dormitory has four floors with shared bathrooms.
- She lived in a dormitory during her first year at university.
- A building or area where many people live, especially in a city, from which they travel to work in another place.
- He moved to a dormitory town to find cheaper housing.
- The town became a dormitory for commuters after the train line opened.
- Many suburbs serve as dormitories for people who work in the city.