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dormitory in Dutch

dormitory in Dutch is slaapzaal, slaapcel, internaat — dormitory means a large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.

dormitory in Dutch

slaapzaal
noun
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.
slaapcel
noun
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.
internaat
noun
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
studentenhuis
noun
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.

What does "dormitory" mean?

  1. noun A large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.
    "She spent her first year of university living in a noisy dormitory."
  2. noun A suburb or town whose residents mostly commute elsewhere for work.
    "The village had become little more than a dormitory town for commuters into the city."
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dormitory in a sentence

  • She spent her first year of university living in a noisy dormitory.
  • The hostel dormitory slept up to twelve backpackers a night.
  • The village had become little more than a dormitory town for commuters into the city.

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What is "dormitory" in Dutch?

"dormitory" in Dutch is slaapzaal, slaapcel, internaat. dormitory means: A large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.

How do you use "dormitory" in a sentence?

Example: "She spent her first year of university living in a noisy dormitory." In Dutch, "dormitory" is slaapzaal, slaapcel, internaat.

Are there other ways to say "dormitory" in Dutch?

Yes — Dutch has 4 translations listed for "dormitory": slaapzaal, slaapcel, internaat, studentenhuis.

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