dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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Find Balance The key to this rich dining room is keeping colors in the same tonal range, with the dining set and wall color (Paint & Paper Library Paris Rooftops) equally full-bodied. Lacey Howard, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2025 In the two-sided restaurant, split into an elegant, high-ceiling dining room and a cozy vinyl-booth neighborhood joint, the place to be is the latter section’s sushi bar. Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025 Pauline seats 178 guests with an indoor dining room and an outdoor terrace that overlooks The Shelborne’s pool. Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025 Perched atop the Haunted Hamburger, the 1,000-square-foot space includes two bedrooms, living room, full kitchen, dining room and a breathtaking balcony. Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Nov. 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 22 Nov. 2025.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals
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