dining room

American  

noun

1. a room in which meals are eaten, as in a home or hotel, especially the room in which the major or more formal meals are eaten.

2. Informal. the furniture usually used in a dining room and sometimes sold as a matching set, as a dining table, chairs, and sideboard; dining room suite.

   a sale on dining rooms.

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dining room British  

noun

1. a room where meals are eaten

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Etymology

Origin of dining room

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

White House press handlers pushed reporters out of the State Dining room on Monday as journalists shouted questions at an unresponsive President Biden at a meeting with advisers on economic competition.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2022

A gingerbread White House in the State Dining room honors frontline workers, and features eight community buildings surrounding the replica of the president's home.

From Reuters • Nov. 29, 2021

Dining room chairs, which were going to be upholstered in velvet, were swapped out to more durable faux leather when it became apparent that they would be used more rigorously, Bhasin said.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2021

Wheelchair Access Dining room and accessible restroom on the street level.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2018

Dining room and living room joined one another by means of a high and wide arch.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 by Work Projects Administration