hostel
noun
an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
hostels
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pluralof hostel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Founded in 2005 by a family whose business began with a small sweet shop, LPU has grown into a largely self-contained world of hostels and lecture halls, with thousands of young people living on campus.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
It’s church bells; bunk beds in 15-euro hostels; and some grand cities but also lots of tiny towns that exist because people with backpacks keep arriving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
They were soon joined by young, adventurous backpackers, who filled hostels and traveled on the cheap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The first U.S. case of Andes virus actually occurred in January 2018, in a woman who had stayed in cabins and youth hostels in the Andes region of Argentina and Chile.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
With blueprints in hand he tramped through the Japanese community—to hostels, trailer courts, other housing projects like ours— trying to find families who would invest in it.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
