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Definitions for: Hostel
[n] inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
[n] a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
Webster (1913) 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.
Synonyms: hostelry, inn, lodge, student lodging, youth hostel
See Also: caravan inn, caravansary, caravanserai, hotel, housing, imaret, khan, living accommodations, lodging, roadhouse
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