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or caravanserai
as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
a caravansary designed specifically for self-styled cheapskates
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Recent Examples of caravansary
Another of Bogaczewicz’s photographs captures a Saudi family having a picnic under a highway overpass, much as their bedouin ancestors might have stopped their caravansary by a desert wadi to have a meal.
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Wired, 26 Nov. 2019
Wired, 26 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravansary
Noun
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A week into his stint in the Islands, Mueller grabbed a pay phone outside his hotel to call his father on the mainland.—
Chad Jennings,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The decor combines modern styling with contemporary Thai influences and nods to Art Deco (common throughout the hotel).—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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While Quebec City’s winter nightlife can be muted compared to the summer, Pub Saint-Alexandre, an English tavern in Old Quebec, is another bar that offers year-round programming.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Jones recognizes that some gaming groups want to befriend these beasts instead of mounting one on the wall of the tavern as a trophy.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Where to Stay Like most ski towns, Rossland has several accommodation options tucked around, from cheap hostels to bed-and-breakfasts to motels.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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According to the affidavit, a desk clerk at the hostel asked Mangione to lower his mask during his check-in process.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Caravansary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravansary. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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