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
Early reports suggested the plane may have come down on a hostel housing doctors.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 12 June 2025
The plane struck a medical school hostel, killing at least one person on the ground.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Only one passenger survived after the plane crashed onto a medical college hostel during lunch hour, with local media reporting as many as 24 people on the ground were also killed.
—Sudipto Ganguly, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The plane hit a building hosting a medical college hostel and burst into flames, killing several students, in the city that is the capital of Gujarat, Modi’s home state.
—Shonal Ganguly, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 12 June 2025
The plane struck a medical school hostel, killing at least one person on the ground.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Only one passenger survived after the plane crashed onto a medical college hostel during lunch hour, with local media reporting as many as 24 people on the ground were also killed.
—Sudipto Ganguly, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The plane hit a building hosting a medical college hostel and burst into flames, killing several students, in the city that is the capital of Gujarat, Modi’s home state.
—Shonal Ganguly, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostel
Noun
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Home bartenders can test recipes for lychee and peach jasmine tea spritzes that Forbes contributor Emily Cappiello sourced straight from some of the world's most celebrated waterfront hotels.—
Sarah Perez,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Spending on airfares, restaurant meals, and hotels all fell last month, Friday’s report showed.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Pamphlet was an enslaved tavern worker who followed his calling to preach, sermonizing equality, despite the laws that prohibited large gatherings of African Americans out of fear of slave uprisings.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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The regular inspections include restaurants, taverns, grocery stores, meat markets and bakeries.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2025
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“Hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostel. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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