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    caravanserai

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Tourism
    car·a·van·se·rai /ˌkærəˈvænsəraɪ/ noun [countable]  DLTa hotel with a large open central area, used in the past in Eastern countries by groups of people and animals travelling together 〔旧时东方国家里供旅行队过夜且有停车大院子的〕旅店，客栈
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    caravanserai• Crest Hotel Formerly known as the Esso, this bright modern caravanserai has all the comforts and expected facilities.    Origin caravanserai (1500-1600) Persian karwanserai, from karwan ( → CARAVAN) + sarai “palace, place for travelers to stay in”
    car·a·van·se·rai nounChineseSyllable
    hotel with used large a central a Corpus in area, the open


    caravanserai
    car‧a‧van‧se‧rai /ˌkærəˈvænsəraɪ/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Persian
     Origin: karwanserai, from karwan ( ⇨ caravan) + sarai 'palace, place for travelers to stay in'
    a hotel with a large open central area, used in the past in Eastern countries by groups of people and animals travelling together


    cara·van·seraiBrE /ˌkærəˈvænsəraɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkærəˈvænsəraɪ/ 🔊BrE /ˌkærəˈvænsəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkærəˈvænsəri/ 🔊 (especially US cara·van·sary BrE /ˌkærəˈvænsəri/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌkærəˈvænsəri/ 🔊
    plural
    cara·van·saries    )     noun    in the past, a place where travellers could stay in desert areas of Asia and N Africa （旧时亚洲和北非沙漠地区的）商队客店(formal) a group of people travelling together 旅行队