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

See Examples For:

dining room

I went to Susie’s house and cried at her dining room table.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

She also worked with costume designer Jennifer L. Bryan and others to turn the dining room into a swinging 1960s poker lounge reminiscent of a classic James Bond film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

When Elise finally arrived in Ibiza later that night, the women gathered around the dining room table to hash out what happened in the voice-to-text debacle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Upon entering the home, guests are greeted with classic Hamptons charm and modern luxury, offering vaulted ceilings, five fireplaces, a sunken living room, formal dining room, and an expansive chef’s kitchen designed for entertaining.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

He walked down a long corridor past a dining room and into a large sun-filled area full of tables and sofas and games and books.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman