Usage Note
Dortoir refers to a shared sleeping room in a school, hostel, or barracks. The compound ville-dortoir (dormitory town) describes a suburb where residents sleep but commute elsewhere to work. It differs from chambre which is a private room.
Examples
"Les enfants dorment dans le grand dortoir."
Natural Translation
The children sleep in the large dormitory.
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