dining room
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
noun
Etymology
Origin of dining room
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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It is expected to be held in the State Dining Room -- whose small size prompted Trump to start construction on a massive and controversial $400 million ballroom.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Kushner later watched from a front-row seat in the State Dining Room as Netanyahu and Trump announced the details of the peace plan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
The candlelit State Dining Room looked less like a seat of American power and more like the world’s most haunted drive-thru.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2025
“The American principle that no one is above the law was reaffirmed,” Biden said from the State Dining Room on Friday before delivering his Middle East proposal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024
That evening Nixon escorted Pat to her surprise birthday party in the State Dining Room.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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