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Schlafsaal

dormitory (sleeping hall)

noun SHLAHF-zahl Rare
Travel & Places Accommodation

Usage Note

Schlafsaal is a large room with many beds used for communal sleeping in hostels, military barracks, boarding schools, or refugee shelters. Unlike a private Schlafzimmer, it implies a larger, shared communal space.

Examples

"Im Schlafsaal der Jugendherberge lagen zwölf Betten in einem Raum."

Natural Translation

In the dormitory of the youth hostel there were twelve beds in one room.

Literal Translation

In the dormitory of the youth hostel lay twelve beds in one room.

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