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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans;
[syn: caravansary, caravanserai, khan, caravan inn]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Caravansary \Car`a*van"sa*ry\, n.; pl. Caravansaries. [F. caravans['e]rai, fr. Per. karw[=a]nsar[=a]["i]; karw[=a]n caravan + -sar[=a]["i] palace, large house, inn.] A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court. [Written also caravanserai and caravansera.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

caravanserai n 1: an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans [syn: caravansary, caravanserai, khan, caravan inn]