Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dormitory

2 senses of dormitory

Sense 1
dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence -- (a college or university building containing living quarters for students)
       => living quarters, quarters -- (housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters")
       => building, edifice -- (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice")

Sense 2
dormitory, dormitory room, dorm room -- (a large sleeping room containing several beds)
       => bedroom, sleeping room, sleeping accommodation, chamber, bedchamber -- (a room used primarily for sleeping)