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hos⋅tel

[hos-tl] noun, verb -teled, -tel⋅ing or (especially British) -telled, -tel⋅ling.
–noun
1. Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
2. British. a residence hall at a university.
3. an inn.
–verb (used without object)
4. to travel, lodging each night at a hostel.

Origin:
1200–50; ME (h)ostel < OF < LL hospitāle guest room. See hospital
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hos·tel   (hŏs'təl)   
n.  
  1. A supervised, inexpensive lodging place for travelers, especially young travelers.

  2. An inn; a hotel.

intr.v.   hos·teled, hos·tel·ing, hos·tels
To stay at hostels while traveling.

[Middle English, lodging, from Old French, from Medieval Latin hospitāle, hospice, inn; see hospital.]
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Word Origin & History

hostel 
1232, from O.Fr. hostel (Fr. hôtel), from M.L. hospitale "inn, large house" (see hospital). Obsolete after 16c., revived 1808, along with hostelry (M.E. hostelrie) by Sir Walter Scott.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hos·tel
Pronunciation: 'häs-t&l
Function: noun
chiefly British : housing maintained by a public or privateorganization or institution; especially : a rest home or rehabilitation center for the chronically ill, the aged, or the physically handicapped
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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