dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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An onsite bar and restaurant, The Terrace Grille, offers American eats in a dining room naturally lit with arched bay windows. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 The kitchen may be diminutive, but the dining room is expansive, with high ceilings and kaleidoscopically colorful artwork. Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Dec. 2025 While the dining rooms are lovely, the moody, candlelit cave is especially unique. Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025 The extensive line of bedroom, living room, and dining room furniture includes platform beds, swivel armchairs, storage benches, and upholstered ottomans. Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 27 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 1 Jan. 2026.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals
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