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PRONUNCIATION OF CARAVANSARIES

caravansaries  [ˌkærəˈvænsərɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARAVANSARIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Caravansaries is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CARAVANSARIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

caravansaries

Caravanserai

A caravanserai was a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information, and people across the network of trade routes covering Asia, North Africa, and southeastern Europe, especially along the Silk Road. These were found frequently along the Persian Empire's Royal Road, a 2,500-kilometre long ancient highway that stretched from Sardis to Susa according to Herodotus: "Now the true account of the road in question is the following: Royal stations exist along its whole length, and excellent caravansaries; and throughout, it traverses an inhabited tract, and is free from danger."...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARAVANSARIES


bakeries
ˈbeɪkərɪz
boundaries
ˈbaʊndərɪz
canaries
kəˈneərɪz
cranberries
ˈkrænbərɪz
diaries
ˈdaɪərɪz
dictionaries
ˈdɪkʃənərɪz
fairies
ˈfeərɪz
glossaries
ˈɡlɒsərɪz
groceries
ˈɡrəʊsərɪz
memories
ˈmemərɪz
mysteries
ˈmɪstərɪz
necessaries
ˈnɛsɪsərɪz
nurseries
ˈnɜːsərɪz
queries
ˈkwɪərɪz
subsidiaries
səbˈsɪdɪərɪz
summaries
ˈsʌmərɪz
surgeries
ˈsɜːdʒərɪz
territories
ˈterətərɪz
varies
ˈveərɪz
victories
ˈvɪktərɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARAVANSARIES

carapax
carat
Caratacus
carate
Caravaggio
caravan
caravan site
caravaneer
caravaner
caravanette
caravanned
caravanner
caravanning
caravansarai
caravansary
caravanserai
caravel
caraway
caraway seed
caraway seeds

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARAVANSARIES

accessories
anniversaries
beneficiaries
binaries
caries
commentaries
confectionaries
dignitaries
documentaries
intermediaries
itineraries
libraries
luminaries
maries
missionaries
notaries
obituaries
ovaries
primaries
salaries
secretaries

Synonyms and antonyms of caravansaries in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «caravansaries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARAVANSARIES

Find out the translation of caravansaries to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of caravansaries from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «caravansaries» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

caravansaries
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caravansaries
570 millions of speakers

English

caravansaries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

caravansaries
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخانات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

караван-сараи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caravançarais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

caravansaries
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

caravansérails
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karavan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Karawansereien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

caravansaries
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

caravansaries
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Caravansaries
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

caravansaries
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

caravansaries
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅरॅनिनेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kervansaraylar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

caravanserragli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

caravansaries
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

караван -сараї
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

caravansaries
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

caravansaries
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

caravansaries
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

caravans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

caravans
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of caravansaries

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARAVANSARIES»

The term «caravansaries» is normally little used and occupies the 134.621 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARAVANSARIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «caravansaries» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «caravansaries» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about caravansaries

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARAVANSARIES»

Discover the use of caravansaries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to caravansaries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Frommer'sTurkey: From the Blue Mosque to the Blue Lagoon
The. Caravansaries. of. the. Silk. Road. One of the five pillars of Islam is the Koranic obligation of alms-giving, and in the fulfillment of this obligation, the Selçuks were notorious for their commitment to public works. One of the institutions ...
Lynn A. Levine, 2004
2
Frommer's Turkey
The Caravansaries of the silk Road One of the five pillarsof Islam is the Koranic obligation of alms-giving, and in the fulfillment of this obligation, the Selçuks were notorious for their commitment to public works. One of the institutions created by ...
Lynn A. Levine, 2012
3
Premodern Travel in World History
Spaced about twentyfive miles apart(a day's travel) and built like fortresses,the caravansaries wereplaces for travelers and their animalstorest aftera hard dayonthe road. In these establishments travelers could find food, water, aplaceto sleep, ...
Stephen Gosch, Peter Stearns, 2007
4
Hotel Dreams: Luxury, Technology, and Urban Ambition in ...
Caravansaries of San Francisco,” 176. 8. Bowden, “Dynamics of City Growth,” 242, 283. 9. San Francisco Real Estate Circular, March 7, 1873, 3. 10. San Francisco Real Estate Circular, August 8, 1874, 3. 11. Lloyd, Lights and Shades, 450; ...
Molly W. Berger, 2011
5
Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire
European travelers called such structures caravansaries, although their name in Arabic was khan or in Ottoman Turkish han. Whether constructed along caravan routes or in cities, most caravansaries had a similar architectural plan. Invariably  ...
Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Masters, 2009
6
Cappadocia, Ankara and the Interior, Turkey: Frommer's ShortCuts
Caravansaries. ofthe. silk. Road. Oneof the five pillars of Islam isthe Koranic obligationofalms-giving, and inthe fulfillment of this obligation, the Selçukswere notorious for their commitment topublic works.
Frommer's ShortCuts, 2012
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... Wagons, Gipsy [Former heading] Wagons, Gypsy [Former heading; BT Wagons Caravans (Trailers) USE Mobile homes Travel trailers Caravans of covered wagons USE Wagon trains Caravans of wagons USE Wagon trains Caravansaries ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2005
8
The Newry Magazine; Or, Literary & Political Register
These caravansaries are often rented to merchants like other houses, and sometimes have cook shops and other conveniencies to supply the wants of inmates. They are thus frequently perverted to purposes of private emolument, or public job ...
9
The House of Light
To cater to travel, the city also had a large number of caravansaries. Alric had never seen such centers before, but Ahmed told him that they were common in the countries where people made a living by traveling from city to city. Alric cast his ...
Elizabeth James, 2008
10
Voyages And Travels Through The Russian Empire, Tartary, And ...
It would be tedious to detail them : Wherefore I shall, for brevity?s fake, take notice first of his endeavouring to prepossess the world, that I have said there are caravansaries between Astrachan and Kizlaar, which he calls' Kizlar, his words are ...
John Cook, 1778

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARAVANSARIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term caravansaries is used in the context of the following news items.
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First Impressions of India
His two hundred mile journey from Agra to Saharanpur was significant as not only was this his first trip alone — he noted of the caravansaries ... «The News on Sunday, Jun 15»
2
Dhaka's Caravansary
However, Dhaka, with its many caravansaries, always welcomed these guests with warm hospitality. A symbol of those glory days of Dhaka is ... «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
3
At the most blue Caspian
The Old City covers 22 hectares, has 13 mosques, 4 caravansaries, including Multani, where Indian merchants used to stop. The old part of ... «vestnik kavkaza, Jun 15»
4
Tourist boom in Georgia, Azerbaijan offers model for combating low …
They include reconstructions of caravansaries -- roadside inns where travelers could eat, sleep and feed and rest their camels and other ... «The Hill, Jun 15»
5
Dezful: City of rockets and bricks
Two caravansaries, named Afzal and Qandi, are used by traders and store men nowadays. -------------- Kul-Khersun (Eshkaft-e Zard) «Tehran Times, May 15»
6
Books on the History of the Police, the Landmarks Commission and …
Nostalgia for the city's caravansaries will be kindled by Stanley Turkel's “Hotel Mavens: Lucius M. Boomer, George C. Boldt and Oscar of the ... «New York Times, May 15»
7
Explore the crossroads of civilization in Turkey's diverse regions
Its underground cities and rock-cut dwellings served as refuge for the earliest Christians, while Selçuk and Ottoman caravansaries provided ... «New York Daily News, Apr 15»
8
Pakhlava, piti, kelagayi -- Azerbaijan's magical region, Sheki
Tourists always visit Sheki's Lower and Upper Caravansaries - both belonging to the 18th century. Gelersen-Gorersen Fortress ... «AzerNews, Apr 15»
9
Baku beyond, a sort of Dubai of the Caucasus
... narrow alleys and ancient buildings: the cobbled streets past the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, 11th-century Maiden Tower, two caravansaries, ... «Budapest Times, Apr 15»
10
Playboy's Albert Podell has travelled to every country in the world
... campers, cars, caravansaries, desert dugouts, and flea-bag motels alternately sweating and freezing; dodging dengue- fever mosquitoes by ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Caravansaries [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/caravansaries>. Apr 2024 ».
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