plural inns
1
: a house usually in the country where people can eat and rent a room to sleep in
We stayed at a cozy/charming little inn in the country.
—often used in the names of hotelsWe stayed at the Lakeside Inn.
2
chiefly British
: a pub
an old country inn
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“Inn.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/inn. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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