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 restaurant that scores high on the authenticity meter is Archive, in the basement of an old caravansary by the banks of the Kura River.
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Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2025
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.
—Wired, 26 Nov. 2019
Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2025
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.
—Wired, 26 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravansary
Noun
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Canouan Estate, an ultra-luxe collection of three hotels on its namesake isle, has just unveiled a bonkers $2 million buyout of its properties.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2026
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The best hotels in Puerto Rico, as reviewed by our editors and contributors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Others say that the two bits contributed were to help Poinsett himself keep the lights on (so to speak, of course, this would've been a couple hundred years pre-electricity) in his own tavern.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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As the vessel toured Baja California, Diana Sanders of Vacaville sampled tequila shots — 14 or 15 in total — from six ship taverns, tequileras and pubs, according to court documents.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Andrews was released in 2019 to a probation hostel, People reported.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Old Barn Resort offers a campground and hostel, plus a golf course, a pool, and tubing between Lanesboro and Preston.—
Robin Pfeifer,
Midwest Living,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Caravansary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravansary. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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