What does the word DORM mean in English?

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"residence hall of a U.S. college or university," 1900, colloquial shortening of dormitory. Earlier it meant "a slumber, a doze" (1510s), from the stem of the Latin verb.

updated on October 01, 2018

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宿舍

1,325 millions of speakers

dormitorio

570 millions of speakers

dorm

510 millions of speakers

छात्रावास

380 millions of speakers

النوم

280 millions of speakers

общежития

278 millions of speakers

dormitório

270 millions of speakers

আস্তানায়

260 millions of speakers

dortoir

220 millions of speakers

bilik asrama

190 millions of speakers

Wohnheim

180 millions of speakers

130 millions of speakers

기숙사

85 millions of speakers

Asrama

85 millions of speakers

ký túc xá

80 millions of speakers

தங்குமிடம்

75 millions of speakers

डॉरम

75 millions of speakers

yurt

70 millions of speakers

dormitorio

65 millions of speakers

akademiku

50 millions of speakers

гуртожитки

40 millions of speakers

cămin

30 millions of speakers

dorm

15 millions of speakers

dorm

14 millions of speakers

student

10 millions of speakers

dorm

5 millions of speakers

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First recorded in 1895–1900; by shortening

dorje, dork, Dorking, Dorkland, dorky, dorm, dormancy, dormant, dormer, dormeuse, dormie

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square, bedroom, apartment, hostel, hotel, inn, lodge, motel, resort, shelter, cabin, cottage, grounds, quad, quadrangle, yard, abode, address, camp, castle

  • The Class of 2021 was given just 12 weeks in the dorms, stretching from the end of August to mid-November.

    A final fall on campus|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review

  • I began walking right, towards my dorm, when I realized I needed to go to the hospital.

  • I answered his questions perfunctorily, begging off that I was soon to return to my dorm, as I was tired.

  • We lived in a coed dorm, with the first and third floors housing the young men, and the second floor housing the girls.

  • He was kept in a dorm-like building, which has also been reported in other allegations.

  • I never owned a copy but I knew people who did, and we spent hours in dorm rooms trying to decipher what was on it.

  • I slept at the halfway house, sharing a dorm with a bunch of actual criminals, gang kids and druggie kids, a couple of real nuts.

    Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

  • "You shouldn't have bought a ticket to the wrong station," said the dorm master, somewhat amusedly.

  • The thing that started me off was Hoofy Gilbert coming across the dorm hall with a letter in his hand.

    The Whistling Mother|Grace S. Richmond

  • Supposing you go to Weevil and tell him straight out that you weren't in your dorm last night, but with me.

    The Hero of Garside School|J. Harwood Panting

  • En quince das con sus quince noches (pues no dorm ni repos un momento20 en medio mes), asombraos!

    Novelas Cortas|Pedro Antonio de Alarcn

informal short for dormitory

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