dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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The extensive line of bedroom, living room, and dining room furniture includes platform beds, swivel armchairs, storage benches, and upholstered ottomans. Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025 Once dining rooms reopened, many people didn’t return. Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025 The dining room tables were filled with Arlington’s beloved red velvet Belgian waffles with chicken or catfish, or with orders of shrimp-and-grits or catfish-and-grits. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025 Two more flies landed on clean dining room area tables. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dining room

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dining room was in 1601

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“Dining room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dining%20room. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals
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