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Definition of caravanserais in English Turkish dictionary
- caravansary
- (isim) kervansaray
- caravansary
- {i} kervansaray
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Definition of caravanserais in English English dictionary
- plural of caravanserai
- 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