dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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Visit The Maligne Range for a tasting of Canadian whisky, while seafood-forward Aalto is a beautiful dining room overlooking Pyramid Lake. Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 Ten-foot ceilings, custom built-ins, and oversized windows define the aerie, while open living and dining rooms extend across 65 feet of direct Central Park frontage, creating an expansive setting for both everyday living and entertaining. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026 Inside, the moodily-lit, maze-like dining room seats 500, and also includes a gift shop, on-site brewery, and attached pizza and sushi restaurants. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026 The hotel has one restaurant (a Japanese Mediterranean dining room from local celebrity chef Olivier da Costa) and a nice gym. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 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 Aug. 2026.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals
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