dining room

/ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum/
/ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum/
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Other forms: dining rooms

Definitions of dining room
  1. noun
    a room used for dining
    synonyms: dining-room
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    dining-hall
    a large room at a college or university; used especially for dining
    mess, mess hall
    a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
    triclinium
    a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)
    officer's mess
    a mess for the exclusive use of officers
    refectory
    a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
    type of:
    room
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
Pronunciation
US
/ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum/
UK
/ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum/
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