noun
a sitting room (usually at school or university)
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑living room, ↑living-room, ↑sitting room, ↑front room, ↑parlor, ↑parlour
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noun, pl ⋯ rooms [count]
: a room that may be used by all members of a group of people in a school, residential community, etc.
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a room used by the teachers or students of a school, college, etc. when they are not teaching or studying
Useful english dictionary. 2012.