dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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The dining room, a warm and convivial space anchored by a communal table, sits opposite a cabinet filled with cookbooks, ceramics decorated with croissant patterns and more leather goods. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025 The full dinner menu also is available in the dining room. Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025 Style the tree on either side of your fireplace or front door, or get two and add them in an open corner of your dining room to bring seasonal cheer during your holiday dinner parties this year. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025 The latest episode of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, a spinoff of Young Sheldon and The Big Bang Theory, featured a scene in the family dining room that hadn't been used since Sheldon, which ended in May 2024. Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025 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 10 Nov. 2025.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals
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