dormitory room

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dormitory
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɔː.mɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈdɔːr.mə.tɔːr.i/
a large room containing many beds, for example in a ...
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room
noun
uk
/ruːm/us
/ruːm/
a part of the inside of a building that is separated from other parts by walls, floor, ...
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The toilet was far away from thedormitoryroom.
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Two men share adormitoryroomon a rainy day off from their blue-collar jobs.
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To build group chemistry, the members moved into a smalldormitoryroomarranged by their management.
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Once on the island they are assigned adormitoryroom, and barefoot they begin a specified and almost continuous cycle of prayer and liturgies.
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Eachdormitoryroomhas four computer terminals with connections to the internet and intranet.
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Combining their ideas, they began cramming theirdormitoryroomwith cheap computers and tested their new search engine designs on the web.
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The two were assigned by alphabetical order to the samedormitoryroom.
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The second floor had four bedrooms, a large 18 by 34 foot (5.5 m 10.4 m)dormitoryroom, a dark room, storage room, and mens shower.
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Eachdormitoryroomhad been built with a sink and shower, though the town still did not have a plumbing system and water was drawn from pumps.
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Ben learns that he has been given an incomplete in one of his classes and, therefore, will not graduate, and that his winnings have been stolen from hisdormitoryroom.
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This brings one up against the fact that there will be a number of airmen who might have to continue to live in large dormitory rooms for years to come.
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Basic housing facilities for faculty and students are also available including two 10-bed dormitory rooms, and a small kitchen.
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The crew cabins, originally designed to sleep six crewmen, were converted into dormitory rooms for two students.
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It is difficult finding places to have privacy, since many dormitory rooms have eight or more pupils in one suite.
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Dormitory rooms for school prefects were also once located in the building.
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Upstairs a central hall runs to the ends of the wings, flanked by individual and dormitory rooms.
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Foreign students are given priority for dormitory rooms upon acceptance.
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It can accommodate 125 visitors at a time in twin and small dormitory rooms.
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