youth hostel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of youth hostel
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Some passengers shared small, quadruple-occupancy cabins with strangers, complete with bunk beds reminiscent of a cut-rate youth hostel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Marshall’s plans to demolish a former youth hostel built during the Art Deco period to make way for a sports field was blocked by the Historic Preservation Board, which mandated he preserve the building’s facade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The island's youth hostel wrote: "We were fully booked before the ferries were cancelled and they keep just sending people without even calling us."
From BBC • May 14, 2023
The great social experiment of bunking in a youth hostel is forever worthwhile, even for families.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023
Eight days before Jule left for the youth hostel, she called Forrest’s cell from the London flat.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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