Phrase guide

dining hall

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large room, typically in schools or colleges, where people eat together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: refectory

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hall, room, space, area, place

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ճաշասրահ (čašasrah) — room
  • Bulgarian: трапеза́рия (trapezárija) — room
  • Bulgarian: столова́ (stolová) — room
  • Catalan: cantina — room
  • Catalan: menjador — room
  • Dutch: eetzaal — room
  • Finnish: ruokasali — room
  • French: réfectoire — room
  • French: cantine — room
  • German: Mensa — room
  • German: Speisesaal — room
  • Ancient Greek: φιδίτιον (phidítion) — room
  • Hutterisch: Essensschule — room
  • Irish: proinnteach — room
  • Japanese: 学食 (gakushoku) — room
  • Latin: refectorium — room
  • Khiamniungan Naga: thāisām jāmpái — room
  • Polish: jadalnia — room
  • Polish: stołówka — room
  • Punjabi: لَنگَر (langar) — room
  • Russian: обе́денный зал (obédennyj zal) — room
  • Thai: โรงอาหาร (roong-aa-hǎan) — room
  • Thai: ห้องอาหาร (hɔ̂ng-aa-hǎan) — room