caravansaries

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caravansaries - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Caravansary \Car`a*van"sa*ry\, n.; pl. Caravansaries. [F.
     caravans['e]rai, fr. Per. karw[=a]nsar[=a]["i]; karw[=a]n
     caravan + -sar[=a]["i] palace, large house, inn.]
     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.]
     [1913 Webster]