dormitory UK /ˈdɔː.mɪ.tɹi/US /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/ noun3 •A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind. •A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities. •A dormitory town. formsdormitories