serai
Americannoun
plural
seraisnoun
Etymology
Origin of serai
1600–10; < Turkish seray < Persian sarāy abode, palace; see caravansary
Example Sentences
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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
"J'y serai?" cried Dorothy, mustering all her family pride to keep back her tears.
From The Vanity Girl by MacKenzie, Compton
"Soyez sure, madame, que je serai du c�t� du manche."
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
Evidently, too, a stout serai, or inn, a square building surrounding a quadrangle set apart for the lodgment of camels and merchandise was regarded as a stronghold.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis
We ruined ourselves in Paris—that’s partly accountable for mamma’s solemnity—mais au moins je serai belle!
From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry
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