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caravansary

[ kar-uh-van-suh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural car·a·van·sa·ries.

(in the Middle East and North Africa) an inn, usually with a large courtyard, for the overnight accommodation of caravans.
any large inn or hotel.

First recorded in 1590–1600; from French caravanserai, from Persian kārwānsarāy, equivalent to kārwān caravan + sarāy “mansion, inn”

From which facts it can be inferred that Harleston was something of a personage at the big caravansary.

The master of the caravansary then appeared, bearing, in token of welcome, a basket of fruits arranged with great taste.

The night before its occurrence, the conversation at the Caravansary turned to the candidates for the honors.

Sundays, as a matter of habit, and occasionally on other days, he was his aunt's guest at the Caravansary.

Kate wrapped her old coat about her and made her solitary way to Mrs. Dennison's depressed Caravansary.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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