Difference between Dormitory and Dorm

What is the difference between Dormitory and Dorm?

Dormitory as a noun is 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. common abbreviation: dorm while Dorm as a noun is short for dormitory

Dormitory

Part of speech: noun

Definition: 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. Common abbreviation: dorm A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities. Short for dormitory town, a suburban or rural settlement housing city workers

Dorm

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Short for dormitoryA bedroom, living room, and kitchen in a space about the size of most walk-in closets.

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