dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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In what looks more like a dining room than a workshop, watchmakers hunch over their workbenches, assembling the near-microscopic components that make up a watch. Will Croxton, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025 The area where they were found is the kitchen/dining room area of the apartment, Feasby tells PEOPLE. Susan Young, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 In addition to dramatic, cloud-like Anna Karlin lighting Richter chose for the formal dining room, elegant features throughout the home like custom plaster moldings and custom bronze hardware are illuminated by natural light that pools in via triple-pane windows. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2025 Both the dining room and menu are small but thoughtful. Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 6 Dec. 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 15 Dec. 2025.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals
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