Meaning of HOSTEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'hâstl
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- [n] inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
- [n] a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
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| | Synonyms: | | hostelry, inn, lodge, student lodging, youth hostel |
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| | See Also: | | caravan inn, caravansary, caravanserai, hotel, housing, imaret, khan, living accommodations, lodging, roadhouse | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hos"tel\, n. [OE. hostel, ostel, OF. hostel, ostel, LL.
hospitale, hospitalis, fr. L. hospitalis. See {Hospital}, and
cf. {Hotel}.]
1. An inn. [Archaic] --Poe.
So pass I hostel, hall, and grange. --Tennyson.
2. A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge. [Obs.]
--Holinshed.
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| | Related Terms: | | boardinghouse, dorm, dormitory, doss house, fleabag, flophouse, guest house, hospice, hostelry, hotel, inn, lodge, lodging house, ordinary, pension, posada, pub, public, public house, roadhouse, rooming house, tavern |
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