English-Thai Dictionary
caravansary
N โรงแรม ที่ มี ลาน กว้าง สำหรับ กอง คาราวาน caravan inn caravanserai rong-raem-ti-me-lan-kwang-sa-mrab-kong-ka-ra-wan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CARAVANSARY
n.A place appointed for receiving and loading caravans; a kind of inn, where the caravans res at night, being a large square building, with a spacious court in the middle.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CARAVANSARY
Car `a *van "sa *ry, n.; pl. Caravansaries Etym: [F. caravansérai, fr. Per. karwansara \'8b; karwan caravan + -sara \'8b palace, large house, inn. ]
Defn: A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court. [Written also caravanserai and caravansera.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
caravansary
car a van sa ry |ˌkarəˈvansərē ˌkɛrəˈvænsəri |(chiefly Brit. also caravanserai |-səˌrī |) ▶noun ( pl. caravansaries or caravanserais |-səˌrīz | ) 1 historical an inn with a central courtyard for travelers in the desert regions of Asia or North Africa. 2 a group of people traveling together; a caravan. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Persian kārwānsarāy, from kārwān ‘caravan ’ + sarāy ‘palace. ’
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
caravansary
car a van sa ry ｟英 ｠-se rai /kæ̀rəvǽnsəri //-səràɪ /名詞 複 -ries ; -rais ｟英 ｠C 1 (西アジアの広い中庭のある )隊商宿 .2 (大きな中庭のある )ホテル [宿屋 ].3 隊商 (caravan ).
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