Synonyms

dining room

American

noun

a room in which meals are eaten, as in a home or hotel, especially the room in which the major or more formal meals are eaten.
Informal. the furniture usually used in a dining room and sometimes sold as a matching set, as a dining table, chairs, and sideboard; dining room suite.

a sale on dining rooms.

dining room British

noun

a room where meals are eaten

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Etymology

Origin of dining room

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

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A long bar in the center of the room divides Judith into a casual bar area in the front and a slightly more formal dining room tucked behind.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sisters and their party ate in the elegant, paneled dining room and visited in the plush sitting rooms, enjoying views of the passing Catskill Mountains.

From Literature

Instead he turned through the dark dining room and slipped out the front door.

From Literature

Mom and Dad are standing with their arms around each other while Camille, Andre, and I sit at the dining room table.

From Literature

There was a roaring fire right in the middle of the hotel dining room.

From Literature

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