dormitory in French
dormitory in French is dortoir, cellule, cité universitaire — dormitory means a large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.
dormitory in French
dortoir
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.
cellule
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.
cité universitaire
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
foyer
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
résidence
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?
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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."
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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 French?
"dormitory" in French is dortoir, cellule, cité universitaire. 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 French, "dormitory" is dortoir, cellule, cité universitaire.
Are there other ways to say "dormitory" in French?
Yes — French has 5 translations listed for "dormitory": dortoir, cellule, cité universitaire, foyer, résidence.
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