toilet room

noun

1
: a room for making the toilet : dressing room
2
a
: a room or compartment equipped with one or more toilets
b
: a room (as in an office building or railroad station) equipped with one or more lavatories and toilets and if a men's room usually with one or more urinals

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of toilet room was in 1800

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“Toilet room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toilet%20room. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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