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A dormitory (originated from the Latin word dormitorium,[1] often abbreviated to dorm), also known as a hall of residence, a residence hall (often abbreviated to halls), or a hostel,[2] is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, college or university students. In some countries, it can also refer to a room containing several beds accommodating people.
- ^ "Dormitory, n. and adj., originally a sleeping chamber, especially a room containing many beds where monks, teachers and students sleep (1485), in American usage a residence hall at a university or college (1865). From the Latin dormitorium." @wordorigins.org Archived 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 26 September 2014
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