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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While Linda’s husband is out of town, a catastrophic leak in her home forces Linda and her daughter to take refuge in a hotel.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
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Little Italy’s new hotel UTC movie theater upgrade 🍎 S.D.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While Quebec City’s winter nightlife can be muted compared to the summer, Pub Saint-Alexandre, an English tavern in Old Quebec, is another bar that offers year-round programming.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Jones recognizes that some gaming groups want to befriend these beasts instead of mounting one on the wall of the tavern as a trophy.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The woman offered her mother-in-law to stay at her mom’s nearby home, which has a comfortable guest room, or at a hostel, with all expenses covered by the couple.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Some of the best family-friendly hostels across Europe include cribs, high chairs and game rooms for the kids.—
Amelia Edelman,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Caravansary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravansary. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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