caravanserai

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English - Turkish
kervansaray
{i} han
caravansary
(isim) kervansaray
caravansary
{i} kervansaray
English - English
A home or shelter for caravans
A roadside inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest
{i} inn which accommodates caravans (in the Orient); inn or hotel
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 )
an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
An inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest
caravansary
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
caravansary
an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
caravansary
{i} inn which accommodates caravans (in the Orient); inn or hotel
caravansary
an inn with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
caravansary
A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court
caravanserai

    Hyphenation

    car·a·van·se·rai

    Synonyms

    khan

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Persian کاروانسرای (kārvānserāy), from کاروان (kārvān) ‘caravan’ + سرای (sarāy) ‘palace, dwelling’ or ‘enclosed courts’.
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