dormitory
dor·mi·tory
noun
1.
a college or university building containing living quarters for students
Origin
From Middle English dormitory, dormytory, dormytorye, borrowed from Latin dormītōrium (“a sleeping-room”), from dormiō (“to sleep”). Doublet of dormitorium and dorter.
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