as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route
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Recent Examples of hostel
The incident comes a little over a month after an Air India plane crashed on top of a medical college hostel in neighboring India's Ahmedabad city, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground, marking the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade.
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Reuters, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
This plan almost falls at the first hurdle, since Emir is earmarked to be moved on to another refugee hostel in the far north.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2025
The majority of the plane landed in a medical college hostel, while the tail was photographed stuck in a concrete building, per the Associated Press.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 13 June 2025
The 19 people on the ground were killed when the plane crashed into the BJ Medical College and Hospital hostel.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
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Reuters, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
This plan almost falls at the first hurdle, since Emir is earmarked to be moved on to another refugee hostel in the far north.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2025
The majority of the plane landed in a medical college hostel, while the tail was photographed stuck in a concrete building, per the Associated Press.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 13 June 2025
The 19 people on the ground were killed when the plane crashed into the BJ Medical College and Hospital hostel.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostel
Noun
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So, everyone staying at these hotels is part of the show.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Hosting every summit in a big European city would alleviate much of the pressure to re-invent the wheel every time with respect to hotels, transit, and other boring but essential logistical details.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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From Bavarian caves to Bohemian beer halls, from Milwaukee taverns to Oktoberfest tents, lagers have always been tied to the vessels they’re served in.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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From the historic Slippery Noodle Inn—Indiana's oldest tavern—to creative cocktail bars and farm-to-table restaurants, Indianapolis has big-city luxuries without losing an iota of small-town charm.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostel. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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