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caravansary
[ kar-uh-van-suh-ree ]
noun
- (in the Middle East and North Africa) an inn, usually with a large courtyard, for the overnight accommodation of caravans.
- any large inn or hotel.
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Other Words From
- car·a·van·se·ri·al [kar-, uh, -van-, seer, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caravansary1
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Example Sentences
From which facts it can be inferred that Harleston was something of a personage at the big caravansary.
The master of the caravansary then appeared, bearing, in token of welcome, a basket of fruits arranged with great taste.
The night before its occurrence, the conversation at the Caravansary turned to the candidates for the honors.
Sundays, as a matter of habit, and occasionally on other days, he was his aunt's guest at the Caravansary.
Kate wrapped her old coat about her and made her solitary way to Mrs. Dennison's depressed Caravansary.
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