- (also informal dorm)
a room for several people to sleep in, especially in a school or other institution 集体宿舍；学生宿舍 - (also dorm, residence hall)(all North American English)(British English hall of residence, hall)
a building for university or college students to live in （大学）学生宿舍
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin dormitorium, neuter (used as a noun) of dormitorius, from dormire ‘to sleep’.