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
Queensland authorities told reporters that the victim had spent the past six weeks working at a backpacker’s hostel with a friend who was also from Canada.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
The woman had been working for the past several weeks at a backpackers' hostel on K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, police said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
James had been living with her friend Taylor Strecker on K’gari for six weeks and working at a backpackers' hostel.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The spacious lecture halls and hostels of the Friendship University were significantly superior to its overcrowded counterparts in western Europe at the time, but discipline was strict and students were strongly discouraged from traveling even around Moscow.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
The woman had been working for the past several weeks at a backpackers' hostel on K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, police said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
James had been living with her friend Taylor Strecker on K’gari for six weeks and working at a backpackers' hostel.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The spacious lecture halls and hostels of the Friendship University were significantly superior to its overcrowded counterparts in western Europe at the time, but discipline was strict and students were strongly discouraged from traveling even around Moscow.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostel
Noun
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The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday that out of 941 Iranian drones detected since the start of the Iran war, 65 fell within its territory, damaging ports, airports, hotels and data centers.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Returning late from the PBR event to find downtown kitchens largely dark, the hotel lobby bar server overheard that my partner and I were starving.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are 50,000 video gambling terminals, in most of the taverns and convenience stores in the state.—
Jim Nowlan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Restaurants like Stan and Joe’s Saloon and Middleton Tavern (circa 1750 and one of the oldest operating taverns in America) feature live music and special menus.—
Katie Riley,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostel. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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