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caravanserai in Greek

caravanserai in Greek is καραβανσεράι — caravanserai means a roadside inn built around a central courtyard, historically used to shelter travellers and their caravans on trade routes across Asia and North Africa.

caravanserai in Greek

καραβανσεράι
noun
Pronounced: karavanserai
(chiefly, historical) A roadside inn, usually having a central courtyard where caravans (see sense 3) can rest, providing accommodation for travellers along trade routes in Asia and North Africa.

What does "caravanserai" mean?

  1. noun A roadside inn built around a central courtyard, historically used to shelter travellers and their caravans on trade routes across Asia and North Africa.
    "Traders and their camels rested overnight in the caravanserai."
  2. noun A busy gathering place where people, especially from different cultures, meet and mix temporarily.
    "The market square became a caravanserai of languages and faces."
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caravanserai in a sentence

  • Traders and their camels rested overnight in the caravanserai.
  • The old caravanserai on the Silk Road has been restored as a museum.
  • The market square became a caravanserai of languages and faces.
  • The airport lounge felt like a modern caravanserai of travellers passing through.

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What is "caravanserai" in Greek?
"caravanserai" in Greek is καραβανσεράι. caravanserai means: A roadside inn built around a central courtyard, historically used to shelter travellers and their caravans on trade routes across Asia and North Africa.
How do you pronounce καραβανσεράι?
"caravanserai" in Greek is καραβανσεράι, pronounced "karavanserai".
How do you use "caravanserai" in a sentence?
Example: "Traders and their camels rested overnight in the caravanserai." In Greek, "caravanserai" is καραβανσεράι.
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