caravanserai
noun/ˌkærəˈvænsəraɪ/, /ˌkærəˈvænsəri/
/ˌkærəˈvænsəraɪ/, /ˌkærəˈvænsəri/
(US English caravansary
/ˌkærəˈvænsəri/
/ˌkærəˈvænsəri/
(plural caravansaries)
)- in the past, a place where travellers could stay in desert areas of Asia and North Africa
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- (formal) a group of people travelling together
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Persian kārwānsarāy, from kārwān ‘caravan’ + sarāy ‘palace’.
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