caravansary

English - Turkish

Definition of caravansary in English Turkish dictionary

(isim) kervansaray

{i} kervansaray

Related Terms

caravanserai

kervansaray

caravanserai

{i} han

English - English

Definition of caravansary in English English dictionary

or caravanserai Public building used for sheltering caravans and other travelers in the Middle East. The structure is quadrangular in form and enclosed by a massive wall that has small windows near the top and a few narrow air holes near the bottom. The central court, surrounded by an arcade and storerooms, is usually large enough to contain 300-400 camels. It is open to the sky and has a well with a fountain basin in its center. There are rooms upstairs for lodging

an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans

{i} inn which accommodates caravans (in the Orient); inn or hotel

an inn with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans

A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court

Related Terms

caravanserai

A home or shelter for caravans

caravanserai

A roadside inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest

caravanserai

{i} inn which accommodates caravans (in the Orient); inn or hotel

caravanserai

a hotel with a large open central area, used in the past in Eastern countries by groups of people and animals travelling together (karwanserai, from karwan ( CARAVAN) + sarai )

caravanserai

an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans

caravanserai

An inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest

caravanserais

plural of caravanserai

Hyphenation

car·a·van·sa·ry

Etymology

[ "kar-&-'van(t)-s&-rE ] (noun.) 1599. Persian kArwAnsarAI, from kArwAn caravan + sarAI palace, inn.