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Definition: Caravansary |
CaravansaryNoun1. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "caravansary" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1813. (references) |
Synonyms: CaravansarySynonyms: caravan inn (n), caravanserai (n), khan (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Abode | Assembly room, meetinghouse, pump room, spa, watering place; inn; hostel, hostelry; hotel, tavern, caravansary, dak bungalow, khan, hospice; public house, pub, pot house, mug house; gin mill, gin palace; bar, bar room; barrel house, cabaret, chophouse; club, clubhouse; cookshop, dive, exchange; grill room, saloon, shebeen; coffee house, eating house; canteen, restaurant, buffet, cafe, estaminet, posada; almshouse, poorhouse, townhouse. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Caravansary |
| English words defined with "caravansary": Caravansaries, Choltry ♦ rest house ♦ Serai. (references) |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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caravansary | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "caravansary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Albanian | hotel i madh (caravanserai). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | χάνι για καραβάνια. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | caravanserraglio (caravanserai, Khan). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 隊商宿 (a caravansary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | たいしょうやど (a caravansary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aravansarycay โรงแรมที่มีลานกว้างสำหรับกองคาราวาน. (various references) kervansaray (caravanserai, Khan, serai, seray). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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"Caravansary" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: caravanasary, caravansery. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "caravansary" (pronounced 'Car`a*van"sa*ry'): Abbreviatory, Abditory, Abjuratory, Ablutionary, Absolutory, Absolvatory, Acceleratory, Acclamatory, Accusatory, Accustomary, Acetary, Acetimetry, Acidimetry, Acoumetry, Actino-chemistry, Actinometry, Actuary, Additionary, Additory, Adhortatory, Adiaphory, Adjuratory, Adjutory, Admaxillary, Adminiculary, Admissory, Admonitory, Adry, Adstrictory, Adulatory, Advisory, Advocatory, Aerometry, Affirmatory, Alary, Alchemistry, Alcoholometry, Alcoometry, Aldermanry, Aleatory, Aleberry, Alimentary, Alkalimetry, Allegory, Alleviatory, Allodiary, Allusory, Almonry, Almry, Altimetry. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-a-c-n-r-r-s-v-y" | |
-3 letters: anasarca, caravans. | |
-4 letters: caravan. | |
-5 letters: arcana, arrays, canary, canvas, casava, navars, scarry, varnas. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 72 61 76 61 6E 73 61 72 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- .-. .- ...- .- -. ... .- .-. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01110010 01100001 01110110 01100001 01101110 01110011 01100001 01110010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a r a v a n s a r y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 0072 0061 0076 0061 006E 0073 0061 0072 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3767846788678085678491 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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