name · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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ĭn
/ɪn/
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rhymes with -ɪn
homophone: in
CMU ARPABET:IH1 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A right tributary of the Danube in Switzerland, Austria and Germany.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hotel, inn, lodging, lodging house
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A tavern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in London, for students of the law barristers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
the Inns of Court the Inns of Chancery Serjeants’ Inns
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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5
noun
Meaning 5
The town residence of a nobleman or distinguished person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated
Examples
Leicester Inn
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
A place of shelter; hence, dwelling, residence, abode.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 7
Initialism of international nonproprietary name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: generic name, name
8
verb
Meaning 8
To take lodging; to lodge or house oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 9
To lodge or house (someone or something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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10
noun
Meaning 10
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hostel, hostelry, lodge, auberge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hotel
Narrower terms: caravansary, caravanserai, khan, caravan inn, imaret, posthouse, post house, roadhouse
History
Etymology
From Middle English in, inn, from Old English inn (“a dwelling, house, chamber, lodging”); akin to Icelandic inni (“a dwelling place, home, abode”), Faroese inni (“home”).
Across languages
Translations
174 source translations are retained for this English entry.