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

She was due to receive her second vaccination but two attempts to do so in the building's dining room earlier that day had not gone ahead.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

And segments of a dining room table that belonged to embassy housing in Nigeria or El Salvador that the movers accidentally packed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Other rooms downstairs include the B-Movie Bathroom, ’Naynay’s Kitchen of Progress and the ’80s & ’90s Food Culture Hall of Fame dining room, which is illuminated by a Pizza Hut pendant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The dining room is an entertainer’s dream thanks to its skylight, piano, and large seating table.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Except for meals, when I had no choice but to come to the dining room and eat at my assigned table with my assigned tablemates, I preferred to stay in my room.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman