/
ˈdɔːmɪt(ə)ri/
n.
 (pl. dormitories)
  - a bedroom for a number of people in a school or other institution. ▸N. Amer. a college hall of residence. 
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[as modifier]
 denoting a small town or suburb from which people travel to work in a nearby city.
Etymology
ME: from L. dormitorium, neut. (used as n.) of dormitorius, from dormire ‘to sleep’.