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Definition of Hostel
1. Noun. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
Specialized synonyms: Caravan Inn, Caravansary, Caravanserai, Khan, Imaret, Post House, Posthouse, Roadhouse
Generic synonyms: Hotel
Derivative terms: Lodge
2. Noun. Inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips).
Generic synonyms: Housing, Living Accommodations, Lodging
Definition of Hostel
1. n. An inn.
Definition of Hostel
1. Noun. A budget-oriented overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel ¹
2. Noun. (context: not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hostel
1. to stay at inns overnight while traveling [v -TELED, -TELING, -TELS or -TELLED, -TELLING, -TELS]
Medical Definition of Hostel
1. 1. An inn. "So pass I hostel, hall, and grange." (Tennyson) 2. A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge. Origin: OE. Hostel, ostel, OF. Hostel, ostel, LL. Hospitale, hospitalis, fr. L. Hospitalis. See Hospital, and cf. Hotel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)