dormitory

/ˈdɔːmɪtəri/ noun [C] (plural dormitories)

Definition

› an area near a town or city where many people who work in the town or city live: We were determined to build not just dormitories but communities.

(Definition of dormitory noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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