caravansary

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English - Turkish
(isim) kervansaray
{i} kervansaray
caravanserai
kervansaray
caravanserai
{i} han
English - English
or caravanserai Public building used for sheltering caravans and other travelers in the Middle East. The structure is quadrangular in form and enclosed by a massive wall that has small windows near the top and a few narrow air holes near the bottom. The central court, surrounded by an arcade and storerooms, is usually large enough to contain 300-400 camels. It is open to the sky and has a well with a fountain basin in its center. There are rooms upstairs for lodging
an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
{i} inn which accommodates caravans (in the Orient); inn or hotel
an inn with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court
caravanserai
A home or shelter for caravans
caravanserai
A roadside inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest
caravanserai
{i} inn which accommodates caravans (in the Orient); inn or hotel
caravanserai
a hotel with a large open central area, used in the past in Eastern countries by groups of people and animals travelling together (karwanserai, from karwan ( CARAVAN) + sarai )
caravanserai
an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
caravanserai
An inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest
caravanserais
plural of caravanserai
caravansary

    Hyphenation

    car·a·van·sa·ry

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ "kar-&-'van(t)-s&-rE ] (noun.) 1599. Persian kArwAnsarAI, from kArwAn caravan + sarAI palace, inn.
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