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

The FAI found that the head cook or her assistant would prepare individual meals, before they were taken to the dining room along with a copy of the handwritten menu.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

According to the listing, plans for an extension to the primary residence have also been drawn up, which would add “two more bedrooms, plus a formal dining room, sunroom, and a large screened-in porch.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

On Sunday, Feb. 1, Moody posted up at her dining room table in suburban Chicago and put her phone on “do not disturb.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

I left the Noma protest and drove 20 minutes to El Grullense, a taco truck with an adjoining dining room near the Santee Education Complex.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

My mom called my name from the dining room, and I grabbed both of my cheeks in my fingers and gave them a rough twist to pink them up a bit.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin