CARAVANSARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caravansary mean? 

• CARAVANSARY (noun)
  The noun CARAVANSARY has 1 sense:

1. an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans

  Familiarity information: CARAVANSARY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARAVANSARY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

caravan inn; caravansary; caravanserai; khan

Hypernyms ("caravansary" is a kind of...):

auberge; hostel; hostelry; inn; lodge (a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers)

 Context examples 

So the whole caravansary had fallen in like a card house at the disapproval in her eyes.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)