serai
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
Origin of serai
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How to use serai in a sentence
Their first march was to Ramlah, and on arrival they were penned for the day into a great serai, built by a Duke of Burgundy.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. AllenMy six Ladakis and our seven remaining animals stayed in a serai below the palace.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) | Sven HedinThen, supported by the 1st Fusiliers, the same regiment dashed across the road and burst open the gates of the serai.
Forty-one years in India | Frederick Sleigh RobertsHold your fire until within twenty or thirty yards, then fire and charge, and the serai is yours.'
Forty-one years in India | Frederick Sleigh RobertsOur brave soldiers followed these directions to the letter, and, under cover of Artillery fire, carried the serai.
Forty-one years in India | Frederick Sleigh Roberts
British Dictionary definitions for serai
/ (sɛˈraɪ) /
(in the East) a caravanserai or inn
Origin of serai
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