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dormitory
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thumb|right|An American college dormitory room in 2002 A dormitory (originated from the Latin word dormitorium, often abbreviated to dorm,) is a room that sleeps multiple people. It may also refer (in the United States) to a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as student accommodation for university or college students, or, with reference to military personnel, a barracks.
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- Types of dormitory
- Barracks
- Boarding school dormitories
- Cold-air dormitories
- Dormitory ship
- Prison dormitories
- Student accommodation
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|right|An American college dormitory room in 2002 A dormitory (originated from the Latin word dormitorium, often abbreviated to dorm,) is a room that sleeps multiple people. It may also refer (in the United States) to a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as student accommodation for university or college students, or, with reference to military personnel, a barracks.
A building providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people may also be called a house (members of a religious community or pupils at a boarding school), or a hostel (students, workers or travelers).
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