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hostel
[ hos-tl ]
/ ˈhɒs tl /
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noun
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
British. a residence hall at a university.
an inn.
verb (used without object), hos·teled, hos·tel·ing or (especially British) hos·telled, hos·tel·ling.
to travel, lodging each night at a hostel.
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Origin of hostel
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English (h)ostel, from Old French, from Late Latin hospitāle “guest room”; see hospital
Words nearby hostel
hospodar, host, hosta, hostage, host computer, hostel, hosteler, hosteller, hostelling, hostelry, hostel school
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British Dictionary definitions for hostel
hostel
/ (ˈhɒstəl) /
noun
a building providing overnight accommodation, as for the homeless, etc
See youth hostel
British a supervised lodging house for nurses, workers, etc
archaic another word for hostelry
Word Origin for hostel
C13: from Old French, from Medieval Latin hospitāle hospice; see hospital
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