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dormitory in Spanish

dormitory in Spanish is dormitorio, apartamento estudiantino, casa escolar — dormitory means a large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.

dormitory in Spanish

dormitorio
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.
apartamento estudiantino
noun
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
casa escolar
noun
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
casalicio colegial
noun
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
dormitorio
noun
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
residencia estudiantil
noun
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
vivienda universitaria
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 Spanish?

"dormitory" in Spanish is dormitorio, apartamento estudiantino, casa escolar. 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 Spanish, "dormitory" is dormitorio, apartamento estudiantino, casa escolar.

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

Yes — Spanish has 6 translations listed for "dormitory": dormitorio, apartamento estudiantino, casa escolar, casalicio colegial, residencia estudiantil, vivienda universitaria.

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