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

I find him at the dining room table, too upset to field my request for the instruction booklet.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

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

“Public rooms on the main level include a living room, grand entrance foyer, formal dining room, wood paneled library, and areas perfect for staff or home office,” reveals the listing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 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

He worked all morning, and at eleven thirty he took his lunch out of his backpack and went to sit in one of the comfy chairs outside the dining room.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman