hostel

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noun

hos·tel ˈhä-stᵊl How to pronounce hostel (audio)

: inn

: an inexpensive lodging facility for usually young travelers that typically has dormitory-style sleeping arrangements and sometimes offers meals and planned activities

called also youth hostel

chiefly British : a supervised institutional residence or shelter (as for homeless people)

hostel

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verb

hosteled or hostelled; hosteling or hostelling

intransitive verb

: to stay at hostels overnight in the course of traveling

Example Sentences

Noun in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Armstrong was discovered in hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica, earlier this week, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement.

CBS News, 2 July 2022 The hostel itself has 4.5 stars on the travel rating site TripAdvisor and can cost as little as $50 a night.

Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 5 July 2022 If the best hostel in Interlaken, Switzerland, and a well-run stateside motel had a love child.

Joe Jackson, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2022 The 34-year-old was arrested on June 29 in a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas after a 43-day search, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

Lisa Sivertsen, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2022 Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday after a six-week flight from law enforcement that took her from Austin to New York and, eventually, to a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach, in Puntarenas Province, where she was captured.

Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 Akin to a modern-day hostel, the project would be the first truly affordable lodging on port tidelands, which the California Coastal Commission has been pressuring the San Diego agency to provide for years.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022 More than 200 miles north, in Pearisburg, Virginia, Pippa Chapman has a similar routine for her hostel, Angel’s Rest.

Outside Online, 7 May 2020 Prosecutors earlier this month applied for a subpoena seeking Armstrong’s medical records from St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston, where she was taken just days after her arrest at an oceanfront hostel in Costa Rica.

Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 29 July 2022

Verb

That’s when the first upscale hostels appeared, determinedly different from those hosteling clichés.

Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Sep. 2018 Of course, hosteling originated as a way for young backpackers to sleep safely and comfortably without the expense of a hotel.

Rick Steves, miamiherald, 3 May 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, "lodging, accommodation, inn, dwelling place," borrowed from Anglo-French ostel, hostel, going back to Latin hospitāle "guest accommodation" (in plural hospitālia) — more at hospital

Note: Latin hospitāle as a noun is very sparsely attested in texts before the later Middle Ages, though the phonetic development to ostel and its semantic diversification show that it must have been well-established in Gallo-Romance at an early date.

Verb

derivative of hostel entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	hostels
释义	hostel 1 of 2 noun hos·tel ˈhä-stᵊl 1 : inn 2 : an inexpensive lodging facility for usually young travelers that typically has dormitory-style sleeping arrangements and sometimes offers meals and planned activities called also youth hostel 3 chiefly British : a supervised institutional residence or shelter (as for homeless people) hostel 2 of 2 verb hosteled or hostelled; hosteling or hostelling intransitive verb : to stay at hostels overnight in the course of traveling Synonyms Noun auberge caravansary caravanserai hospice hostelry hotel inn lodge public house tavern See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route Recent Examples on the Web Noun Armstrong was discovered in hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica, earlier this week, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement. CBS News, 2 July 2022 The hostel itself has 4.5 stars on the travel rating site TripAdvisor and can cost as little as $50 a night. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 5 July 2022 If the best hostel in Interlaken, Switzerland, and a well-run stateside motel had a love child. Joe Jackson, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2022 The 34-year-old was arrested on June 29 in a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas after a 43-day search, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Lisa Sivertsen, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2022 Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday after a six-week flight from law enforcement that took her from Austin to New York and, eventually, to a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach, in Puntarenas Province, where she was captured. Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 Akin to a modern-day hostel, the project would be the first truly affordable lodging on port tidelands, which the California Coastal Commission has been pressuring the San Diego agency to provide for years. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022 More than 200 miles north, in Pearisburg, Virginia, Pippa Chapman has a similar routine for her hostel, Angel’s Rest. Outside Online, 7 May 2020 Prosecutors earlier this month applied for a subpoena seeking Armstrong’s medical records from St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston, where she was taken just days after her arrest at an oceanfront hostel in Costa Rica. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 29 July 2022 Verb That’s when the first upscale hostels appeared, determinedly different from those hosteling clichés. Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Sep. 2018 Of course, hosteling originated as a way for young backpackers to sleep safely and comfortably without the expense of a hotel. Rick Steves, miamiherald, 3 May 2018 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, "lodging, accommodation, inn, dwelling place," borrowed from Anglo-French ostel, hostel, going back to Latin hospitāle "guest accommodation" (in plural hospitālia) — more at hospital Note: Latin hospitāle as a noun is very sparsely attested in texts before the later Middle Ages, though the phonetic development to ostel and its semantic diversification show that it must have been well-established in Gallo-Romance at an early date. Verb derivative of hostel entry 1 First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing hostel youth hostel youth hostel Kids Definition hostel noun hos·tel ˈhä-stᵊl : a place providing inexpensive lodging usually for young travelers Medical Definition hostel noun hos·tel ˈhäs-tᵊl chiefly British : housing maintained by a public or private organization or institution especially : a rest home or rehabilitation center for the chronically ill, the aged, or the physically disabled hostels noun plural of hostel as in hotels a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hotels taverns motels inns campgrounds hostelries auberges hospices lodges lodgings caravansaries guesthouses accommodations caravanserais caravanserai dormitories public houses resorts dorms bunkhouses camps spas bed-and-breakfasts youth hostels boardinghouses apartment hotels flophouses tourist courts motor lodges motor courts rests motor inns lodging houses courts rooming houses B and Bs fleabags doss-houses
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hostel

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Phrases Containing hostel

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