Definition of Hostel

1. Noun. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.

Exact synonyms: Auberge, Hostelry, Inn, Lodge
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).

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hostel

host range
host range mutant
host response
host restriction-modification
host versus graft reaction
host vs graft reaction
hosta
hostage
hostage negotiator
hostage negotiators
hostages
hostas
hosted
hostee
hostees
hostel (current term)
hosteled
hosteler
hostelers
hosteling
hostelled
hosteller
hostellers
hostelling
hostelries
hostelry
hostels
hostess-ship
hostess trolley

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