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

Instead he turned through the dark dining room and slipped out the front door.

From Literature

Mom and Dad are standing with their arms around each other while Camille, Andre, and I sit at the dining room table.

From Literature

There was a roaring fire right in the middle of the hotel dining room.

From Literature

I built a library, a playroom, and a dining room with some of the other boxes.

From Literature

If you’d prefer a semi-private room instead of a table in the main dining room, the minimum fee is $1,200, which will be applied to your order.

From Los Angeles Times