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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The family was provided with a moving allowance of $75,000 and temporary lodging of up to 90 nights in a local hotel room.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2025
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Epic’s ticket sales, hotel bookings strong, Comcast leaders say Reports of international travel woes haven’t shown up for Universal Orlando, company president says.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This charming resort, which includes a main house, a spa, a timber-frame barn, a stand-alone tavern restaurant, and a beachside bar, is perfect for those who’d prefer not to venture from hotel grounds.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
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There were only three working business establishments, all of them taverns that loudly disgorged their patrons at 2 a.m.—
Murr Brewster,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Apr. 2025
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How authorities say the shooting happened Authorities say Mangione arrived in New York City by bus days before the Dec. 4 shooting and checked into a hostel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Kevin’s Hostel This no-frills hostel is both affordable and clean with a great garden and terrace reserved exclusively for guests.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Caravansary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravansary. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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