dining room

noun

1. a room in which meals are eaten, as in a home or hotel, especially the room in which the major or more formal meals are eaten.

2. Informal.,  the furniture usually used in a dining room and sometimes sold as a matching set, as a dining table, chairs, and sideboard; dining room suite.

   a sale on dining rooms.

dining room

noun

1. a room where meals are eaten

Word History and Origins

Origin of dining room¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

One day, I came to the dining room of my gracious place, and seated across from me was a woman who immediately struck me.

From Los Angeles Times

I purchased my dining room table at Sunbeam Vintage in Highland Park.

From Los Angeles Times

To me it was just a dining room extension of the Stuckey’s of my youth — which I also hated.

From Salon

During a recent interview, Anderson sat at his dining room table, where there was an array of photos of his wife.

From Los Angeles Times

One witness told police that members of the homebase team were treated "like slaves", while another said they were made to sleep on a thin, old rug in the dining room.

From BBC