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

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dining room

Inside, the home boasts an expansive living room and family room, a separate formal dining room, den, game room, recreation space, exercise room, and a finished lower level.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Sat in his dining room with a cup of tea Gwen had made, Harry told me just a small portion of his many many experiences whilst fighting in Burma," Liston said.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The main dining room resembled a luxury ocean liner, with floor-to-ceiling windows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The most striking paint job in the apartment is in the dining room, a spacious area between the kitchen and living room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova