dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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For high-end, book Jing, the fine dining restaurant with a warren of dreamy, pastel private dining rooms. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026 There is a proper eight-seater dining room, separate from the kitchen and a gorgeous living space, meaning an evening can move the way a good evening should, without anyone hovering by the door or asking whether the table is needed back. Lela London, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Georgia Hawley, chief communications officer for the mission, said the mission actually has 296 beds and about 125 more people sleep in its dining room or courtyard — and the people sleeping there aren’t always the same. Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Restaurants, often hotel restaurants, around the world host ‘Le Petit Chef’ dinners in their dining rooms. Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 12 June 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 17 Jun. 2026.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals
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