washroom

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Canada/ˈwɒʃrʊm/Canada/ˈwɒʃruːm/

noun

A room intended to wash the face and hands.

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lavatorybathroom
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Meanings

nounwashroom (plural washrooms)

plural washrooms

  1. A room intended to wash the face and hands.

    Bright, modern offices, washrooms and messrooms are located in the centre block.

    1960 December, “New G.E. Line diesel loco maintenance depot at Stratford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 767
  2. CanadaUSeuphemisticrareAsiaA room with a toilet, particularly a public toilet.

    Synonyms: lavatory, bathroom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA room with a toilet, particularly a public toilet.

Similar
lavatorybathroom
Broader
room
Also see
bathroom

Origin

From wash + room in reference to its sinks, but generally used euphemistically outside of Canada and the United States.

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Cite this entry
APA

washroom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washroom

MLA

“washroom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washroom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “washroom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washroom.

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