caravanserai

English - Turkish

Definition of caravanserai in English Turkish dictionary: kervansaray; {i} han
caravansary: (isim) kervansaray
caravansary: {i} kervansaray

English - English

Definition of caravanserai in English English dictionary: A home or shelter for caravans; A roadside inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest; {i} inn which accommodates caravans (in the Orient); inn or hotel; 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 ); an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans; An inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest
caravansary: 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
caravansary: an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
caravansary: {i} inn which accommodates caravans (in the Orient); inn or hotel
caravansary: an inn with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
caravansary: A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court

caravanserai

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car·a·van·se·rai

() From Persian کاروانسرای (kārvānserāy), from کاروان (kārvān) ‘caravan’ + سرای (sarāy) ‘palace, dwelling’ or ‘enclosed courts’.

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