dining room

American  

noun

dining rooms plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dining rooms
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dining room

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

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dining room

He said: "It was only at 22:00 last night that that was decided. The hotel dining room was taken over at 04:00 this morning by the fire service."

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

The executive dining room remains a disclosed perk at a few companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Before long the dining room had red leather booths, a seaside mural on the wall, a bar in back and sometimes a wandering accordion player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

A formal dining room, paneled bar, spacious kitchen with a fireplace, and butler’s pantry make entertaining a breeze.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

“Also those,” he pointed to the hats of mother and daughter still dangling from the pegs on the dining room wall.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom