dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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The five dining rooms have food pantries offering free groceries. Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026 Kristin Keyes, the founder of Kristin Keyes Interiors also in Nashville, loves incorporating antique wooden tables into dining rooms. Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026 The dining room, located in an attached structure connected to the original 1882 building, is called The Home Room. John Meyer, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026 Yost then threw a dining room chair at Washington, the affidavit said. Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dining room

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1576, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dining room was circa 1576

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“Dining room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dining%20room. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals
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