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noun, plural car·a·van·sa·ries.
1.
(in the Near East) an inn, usually with a large courtyard, for the overnight accommodation of caravans.
2.
any large inn or hotel.
Origin:
1590–1600; < French caravanserai < Persian kārwānsarāy, equivalent to kārwān caravan + sarāy mansion, inn
1590–1600; < French caravanserai < Persian kārwānsarāy, equivalent to kārwān caravan + sarāy mansion, inn
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caravanserai
1599, "Eastern inn (with a large central court) catering to caravans," from Pers. karwan-sarai, from karwan (see caravan) + sara "palace, mansion, inn."
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