inn
1 Americannoun
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a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Synonyms:
- hostelry
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a tavern.
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(initial capital letter)
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any of several buildings in London formerly used as places of residence for students, especially law students.
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a legal society occupying such a building.
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noun
noun
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a pub or small hotel providing food and accommodation
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(formerly, in England) a college or hall of residence for students, esp of law, now only in the names of such institutions as the Inns of Court
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Related Words
See hotel.
Other Word Forms
- innless adjective
Etymology
Origin of inn
First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English in(n) “house”; akin to Old Norse inni (adverb) “within, in the house”
Example Sentences
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The family lived in a cottage nearby and befriended members of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who stayed at the inn for spring training during World War II.
The Surfrider was built in 1953 as a motor inn and was later transformed to resemble a California beach house’s living room.
On the road rising to the Pyrenees, we stop at a posada, a roadside inn where strings of chorizo and peppers hang like wind chimes above the bar.
From Salon
Right now, this stretch of the highway “is a great place to cycle,” said Diane Ramey, whose family owns the inn.
From Los Angeles Times
And plenty of themed merchandise — ranging from the typical stickers, hats and mugs to ultra-specific items like bath salts with branding from Lorelai’s inn — was available for purchase.
From Los Angeles Times
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