"dying room" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dying rooms [plural]
Etymology: Probably introduced or popularized by the 1995 television documentary The Dying Rooms. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dying room (plural dying rooms)
  1. A room in a Chinese orphanage where unwanted children are left to die from neglect. Wikipedia link: The Dying Rooms Related terms: living room
    Sense id: en-dying_room-en-noun-Ylh7ycgX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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