Example sentences from the Web for caravanserai

Even larger than the city inn is the caravanserai where my pony was stabled; it is more like a barracks than an inn.
An Australian in China|George Ernest Morrison
I have known them make great discoveries during my service in this caravanserai.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan|James Morier
In the best chamber of the caravanserai Venetia Corona was sitting, listless in the heat, when her attendant entered.
Under Two Flags|Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
And in her gaudy bedroom, in the caravanserai that had been her idea of luxury, his wife lay dead.
The Halo|Bettina von Hutten

The chappa khanehs, or post-houses, are often a trifle cleaner than the caravanserai.
Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia|M. E. Hume-Griffith

caravanserai

caravansary (ˌkærəˈvænsərɪ)

/ (ˌkærəˈvænsəˌraɪ, -ˌreɪ) /

noun plural -rais or -ries

(in some Eastern countries esp formerly) a large inn enclosing a courtyard providing accommodation for caravans

Word Origin for caravanserai

C16: from Persian kārwānsarāī caravan inn

Words nearby caravanserai

Caratinga, Caravaggio, caravan, caravanner, caravansary, caravanserai, caravel, caraway, carb, carbachol, carbamate

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	caravanserai
释义	Example sentences from the Web for caravanserai Even larger than the city inn is the caravanserai where my pony was stabled; it is more like a barracks than an inn. An Australian in China\|George Ernest Morrison I have known them make great discoveries during my service in this caravanserai. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan\|James Morier In the best chamber of the caravanserai Venetia Corona was sitting, listless in the heat, when her attendant entered. Under Two Flags\|Ouida [Louise de la Ramee] And in her gaudy bedroom, in the caravanserai that had been her idea of luxury, his wife lay dead. The Halo\|Bettina von Hutten The chappa khanehs, or post-houses, are often a trifle cleaner than the caravanserai. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia\|M. E. Hume-Griffith caravanserai caravansary (ˌkærəˈvænsərɪ) / (ˌkærəˈvænsəˌraɪ, -ˌreɪ) / noun plural -rais or -ries (in some Eastern countries esp formerly) a large inn enclosing a courtyard providing accommodation for caravans Word Origin for caravanserai C16: from Persian kārwānsarāī caravan inn Words nearby caravanserai Caratinga, Caravaggio, caravan, caravanner, caravansary, caravanserai, caravel, caraway, carb, carbachol, carbamate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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