caravanserai

caravansary (ˌkærəˈvænsərɪ)

/ (ˌkærəˈvænsəˌraɪ, -ˌreɪ) /

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noun plural -rais or -ries

(in some Eastern countries esp formerly) a large inn enclosing a courtyard providing accommodation for caravans

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Word Origin for caravanserai

C16: from Persian kārwānsarāī caravan inn

Words nearby caravanserai

Caratinga, Caravaggio, caravan, caravanner, caravansary, caravanserai, caravel, caraway, carb, carbachol, carbamate

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How to use caravanserai in a sentence

Paris, as the old stagers regretfully assure us, was Paris then, and not the caravanserai of all the nations of the world.
Lola Montez|Edmund B. d'Auvergne
Here is a pretentious and fairly comfortable caravanserai, facing a court which is shaded by magnificent plane trees.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
No questions were asked at the barrier; and we rode on quietly till nine o'clock, when we drove under the shed of a caravanserai.
Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2|John Lloyd Stephens
The lower part of Master Anthony's house was a sort of free hostel, like the caravanserai of the East.
The White Plumes of Navarre|Samuel Rutherford Crockett

On the eastern side there is a square courtyard like an Arab caravanserai, where cattle are penned.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler