serai

American  

[suh-rah-ee, suh-rahy] / səˈrɑ i, səˈraɪ /

noun

plural

serais

1. (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.

---

serai British  

/ sɛˈraɪ /

noun

1. (in the East) a caravanserai or inn

---

Etymology

Origin of serai

1600–10; < Turkish seray < Persian sarāy abode, palace; see caravansary

Example Sentences

He took his wares back to the serai, and then set off to the Calcutta gate to see what might be seen.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

And next day, in the serai where he had put up in Peshawar, Ahmed learnt from Sherdil that his name stood thirty-second on the list of candidates for the Guides.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

Palace and mosque and garden and serai, Bazaars and baths and spacious pleasure grounds, By favor of Allah to perfection sprang.

From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss

Swinging his horse around, he rode straight at serai and battery.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis

Or je dois avoir de la certitude sur ce point.—Je serai bien charm� de vous voir, et de connoitre la noble nation Anglaise.

From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton