Dormitory – A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution

(Pronounced daw-muh-tree)

To remember the definition of the word dormitory, use the following mnemonic:

Through the large door, the military (dormitory) were lead into a large bedroom for all of them.

Examples of dormitory in a sentence

There were rumours at the boarding school that the girls dormitory was haunted.

If the pupils didn't start keeping the dormitory tidy, they would be punished.

The dormitory was far too small for the amount of people expected to live in it.