Definition of Dormitories

1. Noun. (plural of dormitory) ¹

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Definition of Dormitories

1. dormitory [n] - See also: dormitory

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dormitories

dormer-windows
dormer window
dormered
dormers
dormice
dormie
dormient
dormin
dormins
dormition
dormitions
dormitive
dormitive principle
dormitive principles
dormitive virtue
dormitories (current term)
dormitory
dormitory room
dormlike
dormmate
dormmates
dormouse
dorms
dormy
dorn
dornase
dorneck
dornecks
dornick
dornicks

Literary usage of Dormitories

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue by Dartmouth College, Florida Southern College (1908)
"COLLEGE dormitories The Dormitory System obtains at Dartmouth partly to secure ... The dormitories are so arranged that students of varying pecuniary ..."

2. Individual Training in Our Colleges by Birdseye, Clarence F., 1854-1927 (1907)
"In 1904 there were In the dormitories no seniors, 2 juniors, 6 sophomores, and ioi freshmen, and In the society houses 74 seniors, 46 juniors, 77 sophomores ..."

3. The Addresses and Journal of Proceedings of the National Educational Association by National Educational Association (U.S.) (1879)
"P., Professor of History in Michigan University, being absent, the President presented, and by request, read the Doctor's paper on COLLEGE dormitories. ..."

4. Self-surveys by Teacher-training Schools by William Harvey Allen, Carroll Gardner Pearse (1917)
"dormitories and Living Conditions One reason why normal schools have grown ... As to dormitories, the first question is whether a school has dormitories; ..."

5. Catalogue by Dartmouth College, Boricua College, Wake Forest College (1901)
"dormitories The dormitories of the College accommodate about five hundred ... The dormitories are of two kinds, — those heated by steam, with janitor ..."

6. On the Construction, Organization, and General Arrangements of Hospitals for by Thomas Story Kirkbride (1880)
"ASSOCIATED dormitories. Iy State or other hospitals receiving all classes of patients, a certain number may, without disadvantage, be lodged in dormitories ..."

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