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youth hostel

noun

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The government has arranged accommodation in hotels and youth hostels for the next few weeks, but finding more permanent accommodation for them in a city notorious for its tight housing market will be a challenge. Shawna Kwan, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025 Nordic Skiing with Aventure Rose-des-Vents Aventure Rose-des-Vents is a friendly, unpretentious youth hostel in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. Outside, 3 Nov. 2025 Rajinikanth leads Coolie as Deva, a former labor leader who now runs a youth hostel. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025 To further address youth housing affordability, the government will continue its Youth Hostel Scheme, which subsidizes non-governmental organizations’ renting of hotels and guesthouses for use as youth hostels. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for youth hostel

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of youth hostel was in 1929

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“Youth hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youth%20hostel. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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