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Difference between Rest room (UK) and Rest room (U.S.)

rest room (UK)a room in a public building set aside for staff to take their breaks in:

  • The suite consisted of the operating room, the anesthetic room, the scrub-up room and the doctors’ rest room.

rest room (U.S.)a room in a public place, containing a toilet:

  • I told them about my difficulty locating the restroom in the restaurant. They said, “You can’t say restroom or bathroom in Europe.”