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imaret

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i⋅ma⋅ret

[i-mahr-et]
–noun
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.

Origin:
1605–15; < Turk < Ar ʿimārah building
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i·ma·ret   (ĭ-mä'rět)   
n.  An inn or hostel for pilgrims in Turkey.

[Turkish, from Arabic 'imāra, building, from 'amara, to build; see ʕmr1 in Semitic roots.]
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