caravansary : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: caravansary	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for caravansary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caravansary n an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans Synonym(s): caravansary, caravanserai, khan, caravan inn
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caravansary \Car`avan"sary\, n.; pl. {Caravansaries}. [F. caravans[82]rai, fr. Per. karw[be]nsar[be][8b]; karw[be]n caravan + -sar[be][8b] 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}.]