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Dormitory vs Dorm - What's the difference?

dormitory | dorm |

Dorm is a synonym of dormitory.

Dorm is a related term of dormitory.



As nouns the difference between dormitory and dorm

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 dorm is dormitory.

dormitory

English

(wikipedia 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

    Related terms

    * dorm * dormant * dormitive * dormition

    See also

    * dorter, dortoir, dortour

    External links

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    dorm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • dormitory
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