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HOSTELRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
Synonyms:
auberge; hostel; hostelry; inn; lodge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hostelry" is a kind of...):
hotel (a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hostelry"):
caravan inn; caravansary; caravanserai; khan (an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans)
imaret (a hostel for pilgrims in Turkey)
post house; posthouse (an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders)
roadhouse (an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling)
