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caravansary
[ kar-uh-van-suh-ree ]
noun
, plural car·a·van·sa·ries.
- (in the Middle East and North Africa) an inn, usually with a large courtyard, for the overnight accommodation of caravans.
- any large inn or hotel.
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Other Words From
- car·a·van·se·ri·al [kar-, uh, -van-, seer, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caravansary1
First recorded in 1590–1600; from French caravanserai, from Persian kārwānsarāy, equivalent to kārwān caravan + sarāy “mansion, inn”
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Example Sentences
From which facts it can be inferred that Harleston was something of a personage at the big caravansary.
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The master of the caravansary then appeared, bearing, in token of welcome, a basket of fruits arranged with great taste.
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The night before its occurrence, the conversation at the Caravansary turned to the candidates for the honors.
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Sundays, as a matter of habit, and occasionally on other days, he was his aunt's guest at the Caravansary.
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Kate wrapped her old coat about her and made her solitary way to Mrs. Dennison's depressed Caravansary.
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