variants
or caravanserai
as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
a caravansary designed specifically for self-styled cheapskates
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Recent Examples of caravansary
Another of Bogaczewicz’s photographs captures a Saudi family having a picnic under a highway overpass, much as their bedouin ancestors might have stopped their caravansary by a desert wadi to have a meal.
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Wired, 26 Nov. 2019
Wired, 26 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravansary
Noun
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Conveniently, plenty of vacation rentals like time shares, Airbnbs, VRBOs, and even some hotels have a washer that tenants can use.—
Kendall Bettle,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Aug. 2025
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The hotel is located on 7th Street, in the heart of Ybor City's nightlife district.—
Marcea Cazel,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Emma and Travis Heim, who set off the craft barbecue explosion in Fort Worth and then retired from pit chores, will open a cocktail tavern with pizza in a historic landmark in South Main Village, Travis Heim said.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 July 2025
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Its two-stoplight downtown has the typical staples – a tavern, an antique store and a coffee shop.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The NBCUniversal streamer will develop the project, which is based on Roth’s mid-2000s horror movies about an underground network of wealthy people who kidnap and torture young tourists staying in hostels.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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The incident comes a little over a month after an Air India plane crashed on top of a medical college hostel in neighboring India's Ahmedabad city, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground, marking the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade.—
Reuters,
FOXNews.com,
21 July 2025
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“Caravansary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravansary. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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