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noun
An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: hostel, inn, lodge, auberge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hotel
Narrower terms: caravansary, caravanserai, khan, caravan inn, imaret, posthouse, post house, roadhouse
History
From Middle English hostelerie, from Middle French hostellerie, from Old French hostelerie, ostelerie; by surface analysis, hostel + -ry.
