dining room

American  

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.

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dining room British  

noun

1. a room where meals are eaten

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Etymology

Origin of dining room

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

The FAI found that the head cook or her assistant would prepare individual meals, before they were taken to the dining room along with a copy of the handwritten menu.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The dining room with diamond-pane windows was designed for entertaining.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

I left the Noma protest and drove 20 minutes to El Grullense, a taco truck with an adjoining dining room near the Santee Education Complex.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

A long bar in the center of the room divides Judith into a casual bar area in the front and a slightly more formal dining room tucked behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

It was not until the icy February morning that Christoffels stumbled into the dining room with a bleeding cheek and a torn coat that the truth came out.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom