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Word: Caravanserai
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Persian kārwānsarāy, from kārwān ‘caravan’ + sarāy ‘palace’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkarəˈvansərʌɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an inn with a central courtyard for travellers in the desert regions of Asia or North Africa.
Short Definition:inn with central courtyard for travellers in desert regions of Asia or North Africa
Definition:
a group of people travelling together; a caravan.
Short Definition:group of people travelling together
Variant Forms:
- caravansary
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