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dorm

American  
[dawrm] / dɔrm /

noun

Informal.

  1. dormitory.

dorm British  
/ dɔːm /

noun

  1. informal short for dormitory

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Etymology

Origin of dorm

First recorded in 1895–1900; by shortening

Example Sentences

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Sitting in his dorm room at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Benjamin Brundage was closing in on a mystery that had even seasoned internet investigators baffled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I’m happy Phillipe is not around to see the digital renderings of what they plan to erect once they demolish the Taix chateau: another condo building with all the charm of a college dorm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

By 2024, he was working at a sweater factory, sending money home, and returning from his dorm with chocolates for his infant daughter, spending evenings watching cartoons on TV.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Ablaye, whose name has also been changed, came to retrieve some of his personal belongings from his dorm.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

My impatience to talk to Regan face.to-face had me standing outside my dorm room after curfew, something that I’d never done before.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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