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Synonyms for dormitory

Most common

hall dorter

All synonyms

Noun

1. Dorm — A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often…

dorm informal, residence hall US, hall, dorter, dormitorium rare

Other

chamber

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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.

Related words

Word family
dormant dormition dormitive dorter
Phrases
dormitory town

Forms

Plural
dormitories → dorms, halls, dorters, dormitoriums…

Example sentences

  • hall I saw a gangster lying in the light from the hall.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dormitoryfalling
hallrising
dorterfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hall1, dorm1
6 letters
dorter
7 letters
chamber2
11 letters
dormitorium

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chamber2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
dortoir
Italiano
dormitorio
Español
dormitorio
Deutsch
Schlafgemach
Català
dormitori