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

In the dining room, vintage Doyle Lane ceramic beads dangle from a Mission-style wooden clock while designer handbags are draped over chairs and hat racks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

There are costumes, in the form of uniforms, and choreography, in the navigation of a packed dining room.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

The chef partner relaunched the 300-year-old Bryntirion Inn, in Bala, Gwynedd, last year with an updated menu and refurbished dining room.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

He was greeted by four pages, who escorted him to the dining room.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios