Phrase guide

youth hostel

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈjuːθ ˌhɒstəl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hostel, student lodging

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: housing, lodging, living accommodations

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَيْت اَلشَّبَاب (bayt aš-šabāb) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Arabic: نُزُل اَلشَّبَاب (nuzul aš-šabāb) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Catalan: alberg de joventut — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 青年旅舍 (qīngnián lǚshè) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 青年旅館 /青年旅馆 (qīngnián lǚguǎn) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 青旅 (qīnglǚ) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Cornish: ostel yowynkneth — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Danish: vandrehjem — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Danish: vandrerhjem — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Dutch: jeugdherberg — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Finnish: retkeilymaja — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • French: auberge de jeunesse — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Georgian: საერთო საცხოვრებელი (saerto sacxovrebeli) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Georgian: ახალგაზრდული სასტუმრო (axalgazrduli sasṭumro) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • German: Jugendherberge — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Greek: ξενώνας νεότητας (xenónas neótitas) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Hebrew: בית הארחה (Beit HaAra'xa) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Hungarian: ifjúsági szálló — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Irish: brú óige — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Italian: ostello della gioventù — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Japanese: ユースホステル (yūsu-hosuteru) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Korean: 유스호스텔 (yuseuhoseutel) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vandrerhjem — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vandrerheim — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ungdomsherberge — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vandrarheim — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ungdomsherberge — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Polish: schronisko młodzieżowe — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Portuguese: albergue da juventude — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Russian: турба́за (turbáza) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Russian: общежи́тие (obščežítije) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Russian: хо́стел (xóstel) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Russian: хосте́л (xostél) — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Scottish Gaelic: ostail òigridh — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Spanish: albergue juvenil — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • Swedish: vandrarhem — an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people