dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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Through a door sits a smaller, more casual den, and opposite is the dining room, with access to the outdoors. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025 Two roaches died behind a dining room seat. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025 There’s a wealth of seating options to take in the views or cozy up by the double-sided fireplace that delineates the living and dining rooms. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025 Tucked into a booth in the dining room, Fiona Prine and Carter recount the creation of Prine’s 1995 Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings album, which was recently reissued as a 30th anniversary edition via Prine’s Oh Boy Records label. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dining room

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Oct. 2025.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals
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