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
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Etymology
Origin of dining room
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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Julio Miranda-Martin fills the bookshelf in his dining room with books and treasures.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
The wine cellar was placed directly below the dining room, sending bottles upward as needed by concealed dumbwaiters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Chef Ann Ahmed’s Lao restaurant is bright and airy, filled with greenery and anchored by a sprawling patio that feels like a natural extension of the dining room.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
For more upscale dining, there is a beautiful formal dining room that features a large table, patterned floral wallpaper, and a unique spiked chandelier that hands at the center of the space.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
For most meals, I joined the nurses in their own dining room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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