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An American college dormitory room in 2002

A dormitory (originated from the Latin word dormitorium,[1] often abbreviated to dorm), also known as a hall of residence or a residence hall (often abbreviated to halls), is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university students. In some countries, it can also refer to a room containing several beds accommodating people.

  1. ^ "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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Beam Dormitory

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Beam Dormitory was the first permanent building at the American Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina. It was built on the...

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Allison Dormitory

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The Allison Dormitory, at 433 Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was built in 1930. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in...

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Menstrual synchrony

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the first study on menstrual synchrony among women living together in dormitories at Wellesley College, a women's liberal arts college in Massachusetts...

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Golconde Dormitory

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Golconde Dormitory, or Golconde, is a private residence for the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in the town of Puducherry, India designed by architect Antonin Raymond...

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Housing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Boston, or Brookline, Massachusetts. Over the years, MIT undergrad dormitories have developed a diverse range of cultures and traditions. With occasional...

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List of dormitory buildings

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Dormitory, Grand Canyon, Arizona Miss Orton's Classical School for Girls (Dormitory), Pasadena, California Cabin Creek Ranger Residence and Dormitory...

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Phillips Exeter Academy

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School Mock Trial Championship. Close to 80% of students live in the dormitories, with the other 20% commuting from homes within a 30-mile (48 km) radius...

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Dormitory ship

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A dormitory ship is a vessel whose primary function is to serve as floating living quarters. Such craft serve as conventional land-based dormitories in...

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Munger Hall

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Munger Hall was a planned dormitory at the University of California, Santa Barbara designed by billionaire businessman Charlie Munger. The entire University...

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Combine car

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A combine car in North American parlance, most often referred to simply as a combine, is a type of railroad car which combines sections for both passengers...

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Dortoir des grandes

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Dortoir des grandes English: Seniors' Dormitory, is a French crime drama film from 1953, directed by Henri Decoin, written by François Chalais, starring...

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Tietgenkollegiet

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(2007). ISBN 978-87-17-03967-4 (in Danish). Weston, Richard: Tietgen Dormitory - an imaginary journey around a real building; Edition Bløndal (2014)...

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Bird nest

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in the non-breeding season for roosting and some species build special dormitory nests or roost nests (or winter-nest) that are used only for roosting...

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Durham Cathedral

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2016 former monastic buildings around the cloister, including the Monks' Dormitory and Prior's Kitchen, were re-opened to the public as Open Treasure, an...

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The Pet Girl of Sakurasou

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Hepburn: Sakura-sō no Petto na Kanojo, lit. "The Pet Girl of Sakura Dormitory") is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida, with illustrations...

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Back Dorm Boys

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广州美术学院; traditional Chinese: 廣州美術學院; pinyin: Gǔangzhōu Měishù Xuéyuàn). The Dormitory Boys, a blog of note on Blogger, which some believe is not maintained...

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