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Definition of caravansary noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

caravansary

noun

NAmE//ˌkærəˈvænsəri//

(pl. caravansaries) (also caravanserai

NAmE//ˌkærəˈvænsəˌraɪ//

)

1in the past, a place where travelers could stay in desert areas of Asia and N. Africa

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2(formal) a group of people traveling together

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