youth hostel

noun

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To further address youth housing affordability, the government will continue its Youth Hostel Scheme, which subsidizes non-governmental organizations’ renting of hotels and guesthouses for use as youth hostels. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 After all, youth hostels have been around for over a century. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024 The three of us ended up in some very dodgy youth hostel. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 May 2024 The defendant, who'd been staying at a youth hostel in Kensington and Chelsea in southwest London, was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £134 (or about $167), according to Sky. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for youth hostel 

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First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of youth hostel was in 1929

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“Youth hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youth%20hostel. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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