dormitory

As nouns the difference between quarters and dormitory

is that quarters is plural of lang=en while 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.

As a noun 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.

As an adjective nondormitory is

not of or pertaining to a dormitory.