homestay

noun

Definition of homestaynext
as in field trip

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Recent Examples of homestay In the Seventies, the World Esperanto Youth Organization began compiling a global contact list of Esperantists willing to host other speakers for free homestays. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 On the Peruvian side, travelers can visit the Uros floating islands, the artificial islets woven from totora reeds and home to communities that have lived here for centuries, then settle into a rustic homestay at Amantaní for a quieter look at life on the lake. — Carla Vianna, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026 There are heaps of hotels, hostels, and homestays in Hạ Long for around $15 a night. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026 Since launching with just one homestay in Panauti in 2012, CHN has grown to more than 200 properties in 18 communities. — The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homestay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homestay
  1. field trip
  2. stay
  3. sojourn
  4. visit
  5. sleepover
Noun
  • The Prescott Family Reindeer Farm in Vanzant in the south-central part of Missouri offers field trips year-round.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Their kids are missing out on field trips, extracurriculars or sports because of cost.
    — Karl Mawhinney, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of field trip
Noun
  • The Charles Napa Valley, an intimate eight-room stay, opened its doors in February in a historic turn-of-the-century Victorian mansion.
    — Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2026
  • Villa Treville The chocolate on the pillow used to be the final touch of a hotel stay.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of stay
Noun
  • The resulting book, a deliberately meandering account of her Steel City sojourn, weds memoir, travelogue, philosophical rumination and journalistic investigation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • His Instagram page is packed with stunning photos from the actor’s sojourns, including Stonehenge, Gettysburg, South Africa, Egypt, and Poland.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of sojourn
Noun
  • Staff visit mothers in the hospital, bring small gifts to celebrate their new babies, conduct developmental screenings and connect families with evaluations or services when needed.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • After a brief examination, Quinn recommended treatment with hand sanitizer applied into the ear canals during the visit and at home, according to a reprimand issued by the medical board July 16.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Definition of visit
Noun
  • Other photos showed her daughter Chicago, 8, and nieces Dream Kardashian, 9, and True Thompson, 8, having a sleepover and Kim helping her youngest son on a dirt bike and riding with him and Saint.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • Yet that did not stop Rome Seymour and Lyric Medeiros form breaking the reality TV land speed record for showmances when the two swapped spit and shared a sleepover just days into the current 28th season of Big Brother.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of sleepover

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