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dormitory

nounfeminine/kɐmɐˈɾatɐ/medium

ca·ma·ra·ta

Definition

A large room with many beds, typically in institutions like barracks, boarding schools, or orphanages, where many people sleep.
The new recruits were housed in a large dormitory.
The school dormitory was a long room with twenty beds.
Common collocations
large dormitorymilitary dormitoryschool dormitorysleep in the dormitory

Etymology

Do italiano 'camarata', por sua vez do latim 'camara' (câmara, quarto abobadado).

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