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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

bedchamber, bedroom, boardinghouse, boudoir, chamber, cubicle, cubiculum, dorm, doss house, fleabag, flophouse, guest house, hospice, hostel, hostelry, hotel, inn, lodging house, nursery, ordinary, pension, posada, pub, public, public house, roadhouse, rooming house, sleeping room, tavern

Dictionary Results for dormitory:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

dormitory
    n 1: a college or university building containing living quarters
         for students [syn: dormitory, dorm, residence hall,
         hall, student residence]
    2: a large sleeping room containing several beds [syn:
       dormitory, dormitory room, dorm room]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dormitory \Dor"mi*to*ry\, n.; pl. Dormitories. [L.
   dormitorium, fr. dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire
   to sleep. See Dormant.]
   1. A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of
      sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing
      many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding
      school. --Thackeray.
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   2. A burial place. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
      [1913 Webster]

            My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in
            our dormitory, joining to the parish church.
                                                  --Evelyn.
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