Quarters - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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SKIP TO CONTENT quarters /ˈkɔrɾərs/ /ˈkwɔtəs/ IPA guide

A place for people to live, especially if they're in the military, can be called quarters. If you join the Army, your quarters might be a dorm-like space that you share with many other people.

You can use this word to mean "housing" generally, although it's most common for soldiers and servants to live in quarters. A wealthy family with maids and a butler who live in their house might set aside servants' quarters on the top floor, for example. During the period of slavery in the US, slaves also lived in quarters. If you and your brother live in "close quarters," it means the two of you share a fairly small room.

Definitions of quarters

noun housing available for people to live in “he found quarters for his family” “I visited his bachelor quarters” synonyms: living quarters see moresee less types: show 17 types... hide 17 types... accommodation living quarters provided for public convenience diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad temporary living quarters dorm, dormitory, hall, residence hall, student residence a college or university building containing living quarters for students fo'c'sle, forecastle living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed hareem, harem, seraglio, serail living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household military quarters living quarters for personnel on a military post barrack a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel cabin class, economy class, second class a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations bivouac, camp, cantonment, encampment temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers first class the most expensive accommodations on a ship or train or plane gun room military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship hall of residence a university dormitory lodging house, rooming house a house where rooms are rented stabling accommodation for animals (especially for horses) steerage the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship third class, tourist class inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train wardroom military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain) type of: housing, living accommodations, lodging structures collectively in which people are housed

Pronunciation US /ˈkɔrɾərs/ UK /ˈkwɔtəs/ Cite this entry Style: MLA

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