Caravanserai

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caravansary \Car`a*van"sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Caravansaries}. [F.
     caravans['e]rai, fr. Per. karw[=a]nsar[=a]["i]; karw[=a]n
     caravan + -sar[=a]["i] palace, large house, inn.]
     A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night,
     being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a
     court. [Written also {caravanserai} and {caravansera}.]


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caravanserai
       n : an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that
           provides accommodation for caravans [syn: {caravansary},
           {khan}, {caravan inn}]