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Synonyms of hostel
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
Synonyms for hostel
- auberge,
- caravansary
- (or caravanserai),
- hospice,
- hostelry,
- hotel,
- inn,
- lodge,
- public house,
- tavern
Words Related to hostel
- doss-house
- [chiefly British],
- fleabag,
- flophouse
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“Hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostel. Accessed 18 Jan. 2021.
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The first known use of hostel was in the 14th century
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