dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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At sunset, the curtained floor-to-ceiling windows at Perseid cast a golden glow on the stately dining room’s butter yellow walls. The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025 After calling ahead for a water taxi in Ischia Ponte, we were ferried over to Da Maria's pier, and then welcomed into the open-air dining room, which faces the Gulf of Naples. Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025 Post-performance, the theater softened into a dining room. Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025 With four en-suite bedrooms, a game room, a formal dining room and open living areas, the home balances family functionality and lavish hosting. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals
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