caravanserial

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car⋅a⋅van⋅sa⋅ry

[kar-uh-van-suh-ree]

–noun, plural -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.

Also, car⋅a⋅van⋅se⋅rai [kar-uh-van-suh-rahy, -rey]

Origin:
1590–1600; < F caravanserai < Pers kārwānsarāy, equiv. to kārwān caravan + sarāy mansion, inn

Related forms:

car⋅a⋅van⋅se⋅ri⋅al [kar-uh-van-seer-ee-uh

, adjective

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