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In New York alone, there was an average of more than 300 campus fires per year between 1997 and 2000, with roughly 160 of them annually in dormitories.
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Meaning of "dormitories" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DORMITORIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DORMITORIES

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Dormitories is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DORMITORIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Dormitory

A dormitory in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students. In the UK, the word has an earlier, different but related meaning: it refers specifically to an individual room in which many people sleep, typically at a boarding school. The UK equivalent of the American word as applied to university buildings is hall of residence, often shortened to halls. At some institutes, each residence hall has its own hall council. Where they exist, such individual councils are usually part of a larger organization called, variously, Residence Hall Association, Resident Students Association, or Junior Common Room Committee which typically provides funds and oversees the individual building council. These student led organizations are often connected at a national level by the National Association of College and University Residence Halls. Collectively, these hall councils plan social and educational events, and voice student needs to their respective administration.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DORMITORIES

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Dormition of the Blessed Virgin
dormitive
dormitory
Dormobile
dormouse
dormy
Dornbirn
dorneck
dornick

WORDS THAT END LIKE DORMITORIES

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French Southern and Antarctic Territories
glories
histories
inventories
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Northwest Territories
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Synonyms and antonyms of dormitories in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dormitories» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DORMITORIES

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The translations of dormitories from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dormitories» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宿舍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dormitorios
570 millions of speakers

English

dormitories
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शयनगृह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المهاجع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

общежития
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dormitórios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছাত্রাবাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dortoirs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asrama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlafsäle
180 millions of speakers

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130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기숙사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asrama
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ký túc xá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தங்குமிடங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉर्म्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yurtları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dormitori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

akademiki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гуртожитки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cămine
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κοιτώνες
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

slaaplokale
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sovsalar
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sovesaler
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DORMITORIES»

The term «dormitories» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.801 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dormitories

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Vito Fossella
In New York alone, there was an average of more than 300 campus fires per year between 1997 and 2000, with roughly 160 of them annually in dormitories.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DORMITORIES»

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Source Book of American Architecture: 500 Notable Buildings ...
TOUGALOO COLLEGE DORMITORIES AND LIBRARY (1971-73l 500 West County Line Road Tougaloo, Mississippi Gunnar Birkerts &. Associates, architects Though the early plans for a total rebuilding of Tougaloo College never  ...
G.E. Kidder Smith, 2000
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Insanity and Insane Asylums
First floor: Single rooms, eight; dormitories, twelve. Second floor: Dormitories, fortyfive. Total, seventy-three. INFIRMARY. Female side—Ground floor: Dormitory , six; single rooms, three. First floor: Dormitories, twenty-four; single rooms, i'our.
‎1872
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Reports from Commissioners
Ground floor : Single rooms - First floor : Single rooms - Dormitories - Second floor : Dormitories - Recent Cases. Male Side. Ground floor : Single rooms First floor : Single rooms Dormitories - Second floor : Dormitories - Total - - 8 12 4.'.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1868
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
The dormitoi'ies may be constructed to contain from three to twelve beds each, according as the architectural arrangements "will admit ; at the same time, if dormitories for three patients can be avoided, so much the better. Although the ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1856
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Anthropology
26. Primitive. Youth. Dormitories. Besides the panchayat, the most important social institution in a tribal village in India is the youth dormitory. These are found in almost every tribe and the social life is centred around it. They are known by ...
Ram Nath Sharma, Rajendra K. Sharma, 1997
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Aspects of Indian Social Anthropology
These dormitories are of two types : one for young boys, where only the males are allowed to join, and the other is for girls where they sleep and entertain their lovers. The dormitories have been given different names among different tribes.
Rann Singh Mann, 1996
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Ethics and the University
A third defense of all-male dormitories and fraternities relies on considerations of fairness. If women have a right to live in all- female dormitories and sororities if they choose, then fairness requires that men have the corresponding right to live  ...
Michael Davis, 1999
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Women, Work and the Japanese Economic Miracle: The Case of ...
I remember how happy I was when we won the competition against other dormitories for the Tanabata festival when I was a leader in our dormitory. After graduating from the company school I kept studying at a specialist school ( semmon ...
Helen Macnaughtan, 2005
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Alma Mater: Design and Experience in the Women's Colleges ...
in the Art of Living 1920S DORMITORIES The efforts to bend to the spirit of the times at Vassar and Mount Holyoke found no followers among the other Seven Sisters. In the face of changing public opinion and the new demands of student life, ...
Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, 1985
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1990 Census of Population: General population ...
Religious group quarters Agriculture workers' dormitories ... . Other workers' dormitories ... Dormitories for nurses and interns in general and military hospitals . Crews of maritime vessels Other nonhousehold living situations .............. Staff ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DORMITORIES»

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Nigeria's president meets campaigners for girls abducted by Boko …
... populous nation and top oil producer, caused an international outcry when it took the girls from secondary school dormitories in April 2014. «Reuters Africa, Jul 15»
2
New Name, Same Game: Immigrant rights advocates called for an …
He ticks off the projects on which he's worked with palpable pride, including the W Hotel and the Callaway House luxury dormitories for ... «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»
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While US Women's Open golfers sleep, grounds crew at Lancaster …
Barber and other volunteers from out-of-town were staying in dormitories at Millersville University. "It's a brilliant experience," said David ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
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Overseas Students Mustn't Prop Up 3rd-Rate Universities
... hopes to double the number of foreign students by allowing universities to offer special lectures for them and building dedicated dormitories. «The Chosun Ilbo, Jul 15»
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Sprawling Campus for Sale in Yorkville
... with a 270,000-square-foot former seminary, dormitories, classrooms, a library, large meeting rooms, a commercial kitchen and offices. «GlobeSt.com, Jul 15»
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Shaggy suggests combating ISIS with weed, music of Shaggy
... “everybody smoke weed and listen to Bob Marley” initiative is backed by years of success in college dormitories—where it might be annoying ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
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Villanova adds elevator to planned pedestrian bridge for ADA …
Villanova envisions six new dormitories to house 1,135 students, a performing arts center, retail space and a parking garage on what is now a ... «Main Line, Jul 15»
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'Thousands' to lose jobs with booze ban | Bangkok Post: news
Alcohol promotions would be less successful if there were fewer outlets near dormitories, universities and colleges selling alcohol, he said. «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
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How human trafficking victims can fight back
The other women at the shelter barricaded themselves in the dormitories, clutching their martial arts training sticks for protection. Staff members ... «KESQ, Jul 15»
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Doctor leaves mark on university and world of natural medicine
Baker was present for the opening of the new LEED-certified dormitories. “They're beautiful facilities. I was wishing I could be a student again,” ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»

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