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stateroom

American  
[steyt-room, -room] / ˈsteɪtˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

  1. a private room or compartment on a ship, train, etc.


stateroom British  
/ ˈsteɪtˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

  1. a private cabin or room on a ship, train, etc

  2. a large room in a palace or other building for use on state occasions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stateroom

First recorded in 1695–1705; state + room

Example Sentences

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Of course, CNN International plays on the stateroom TVs, and anyone with Wi-Fi service gets news alerts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The White House's current fleet includes two Boeing 747-200B planes customised for presidential use with special communications equipment and features like a stateroom, office and conference room, according to the US Air Force.

From BBC • May 11, 2025

Jordan is the guy who'd sell you a stateroom on the Titanic, real cheap — after the iceberg hit.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2023

Butt and Millet left for Europe in March 1912, sharing a stateroom on the ship Berlin.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2022

“I am become persona non grata in that quarter. I am no wise welcome in the stateroom imperial.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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