Dormitory

:The term dormitory is also often applied to suburbs or towns adjacent to large cities. For instance, Porirua is a dormitory city for Wellington, New Zealand. (In the United States, these would be called bedroom communities, and they are also referred to in some countries as commuter towns.)

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Porirua - Dormitory city - Wellington, New Zealand - United States - Bedroom communities - Commuter town

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A dormitory or dorm is a place to sleep. The word derives from the French dormir, to sleep. Dormir, in turn, derives from the Latin word dorm, meaning a place to sleep.

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Dormitory - French - Latin

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Dormitories are usually referred to as "dorms." The word is used in two contexts:

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• room with many beds (a sleeping dormitory) (common UK usage);
• building with many small private rooms (a dormitory building) (common US usage);
 
Dormitory: Sleeping dormitory ►