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Dormitory vs Cubicle - What's the difference?

dormitory | cubicle |

As nouns the difference between dormitory and cubicle

is that dormitory is 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. Common abbreviation: dorm while cubicle is a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room.

dormitory

Noun

(dormitories)
  • 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. Common abbreviation: dorm
  • A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
  • Short for dormitory town, a suburban or rural settlement housing city workers
  • (Dormitory town)

    Synonyms

    * Common abbreviation: dorm

    See also

    * dorter, dortoir, dortour

    cubicle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room.
  • Most libraries provide cubicles for quiet study.
  • A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.
  • A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.