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dormitory

 
 
/ˈdɔːmɪtəri/ noun [C] ( informal dorm)

Translation

BEDROOM a large bedroom with a lot of beds, especially in a school
yatakhane
365
BUILDING US ( UK hall of residence) a large building at a college or university where students live
öğrenci yurdu
427754
(Definition of dormitory noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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