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Meaning of "caravanserai" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CARAVANSERAI

From Persian kārwānsarāī caravan inn.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CARAVANSERAI

caravanserai  [ˌkærəˈvænsəˌraɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARAVANSERAI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Caravanserai 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 CARAVANSERAI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

caravanserai

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."...

Definition of caravanserai in the English dictionary

The definition of caravanserai in the dictionary is a large inn enclosing a courtyard providing accommodation for caravans.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARAVANSERAI


acari
ˈækəˌraɪ
aftereye
ˈɑːftəˌraɪ
caravansarai
ˌkærəˈvænsəˌraɪ
cry
kraɪ
dry
draɪ
eleutheri
ɛˈljuːθəˌraɪ
ephori
ˈɛfəˌraɪ
fry
fraɪ
humeri
ˈhjuːməˌraɪ
Madurai
ˈmædjʊˌraɪ
outcry
ˈaʊtˌkraɪ
pry
praɪ
rai
raɪ
retry
riːˈtraɪ
rhinoceri
raɪˈnɒsəˌraɪ
rye
raɪ
samurai
ˈsæmʊˌraɪ
tori
ˈtɔːraɪ
try
traɪ
uteri
ˈjuːtəˌraɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARAVANSERAI

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARAVANSERAI

ai
Cambrai
chai
Chennai
Courtrai
Dubai
hetairai
jai
kai
Moirai
Mumbai
pirai
sai
shanghai
Tai
Terai
Thai
the Moirai
Tsvangirai
Weihai

Synonyms and antonyms of caravanserai in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «caravanserai» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARAVANSERAI

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

Translator English - Chinese

客栈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caravasar
570 millions of speakers

English

caravanserai
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कारवां सराय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Караван-сарай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caravançarai
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

caravanserai
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

caravansérail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Caravanserai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Karawanserei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

隊商宿
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

숙사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Caravanserai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trạm nghỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரயாணக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कारवान्सेरै
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kervansaray
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

caravanserraglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

caravanserai
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Караван- сарай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Caravanserai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

caravanserai
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

karavan sera
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

caravanserai
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Caravanserai
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of caravanserai

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARAVANSERAI»

The term «caravanserai» is normally little used and occupies the 123.868 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARAVANSERAI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «caravanserai» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «caravanserai» 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 caravanserai

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARAVANSERAI»

Discover the use of caravanserai in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to caravanserai and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Caravanserai: Journey Amongst Australian Muslims
Under the shadow of the 1991 US war against Iraq, Deen, a Muslim who has grown up in Australia, travelled the country talking with fellow Muslims and profiled the community for the edification of others.
Hanifa Deen, 2003
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Caravanserai
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A caravanserai or khan was a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
3
The Travels and Journal of Ambrosio Bembo
with an excellent road.157 At midday we rested in the caravanserai Mazayen,158 which is quite beautiful, as can be seen in the drawing. We left there at dawn on the 29th. The trip that day was partly on a plain full of towns and partly through ...
Ambrosio Bembo, Anthony Welch, 2007
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Rabati Malik Caravanserai
Rabati Malik is a caravanserai in Uzbekistan which was constructed according to the orders of Karakhanid Shams-al-Mulk Nasr, son of Tamgachkhan Ibragim, who ruled in Samarkand from 1068 until 1080.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Carlos Santana
Two other members of the original band, Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon, supplied keyboard and guitar parts for several tracks on Caravanserai but did not participate in the planning and production of the album. By this time, Rolie and Schon ...
Louise Chipley Slavicek, 2006
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Other Germanies: Questioning Identity in Women's Literature ...
Reinventions. of. Turkey: Emine. Sevgi. Ozdamar's. Life. is. a. Caravanserai. Emine Sevgi Ozdamar's social experience and literary production take place between two cultures, both inside and outside the dominant culture. In this essay I will ...
Karen Hermine Jankowsky, Carla Love, 1997
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Tales of the Caravanserai; The Khan's Tale
Publisher: Smith, Elder Publication date: 1833 Subjects: Law / General Law / Administrative Law
James Baillie Fraser, General Books, 2010
8
Calmet's dictionary of the Holy Bible: with the Biblical ...
No. CCLXI. CARAVANSERAI. (Plate, No. xxxvi.) THE nature of a Caravanserai, or Eastern Inn, was hinted at in No. xxm : since that article was printed, having observed in Le Bruyn a representation that may give a good idea of such buildings, ...
Augustin Calmet, Charles Taylor, 1830
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The Road Gets Better from Here
Mosques,. Medrassahs. and. Caravanserai. I rode down the long sloping boulevard towards central Samarkand, past more shops, chaikhanas, hotels, parks, statues, mausoleums and luckily needed only one navigational hint from a young ...
Adrian Scott, 2008
10
German Literature In A New Century: Trends, Traditions, ...
Seyhan is referring here to Caravanserai, with its consistent allusions to and citations from the language and history of Özdamar's grandparents' generation, who were young people during the waning days of the Ottoman Empire. However , the ...
Katharina Gerstenberger, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARAVANSERAI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term caravanserai is used in the context of the following news items.
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Going to Expo, a Sicilian innovation
... FabLab Palermo with MakeInSal Catania FabLab and Dharma Digilab; Pmo Coworking and CaravanSerai Palermo, partners in co-working, ... «ANSAmed, Jul 15»
2
Celebrate The Remarkable Matchwomen Of The East End
... to honour those workers and learn more about their legacy, at the Matchwoman's Festival, taking place at Canning Town Caravanserai. «Londonist, Jul 15»
3
Bekaa farmers begin to see fruits of aid program
The market resembles a modern caravanserai, three sides around a vast, paved courtyard. Trucks cross it infrequently now, and one bounces ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
4
The St. Petersburg's International Forum in the Heart of the Action
And no caravanserai could possibly compete with the 19th edition of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Thousands of ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
5
In ongoing “tragedy for Syrian heritage,” bomb destroys historic …
... housed in a 16th-century Ottoman inn known as a caravanserai, “suffered serious damage caused by two explosive-packed barrels dropped ... «Al-Bawaba, Jun 15»
6
“Houses Or Concrete Pillboxes?”
The New Moore Market: When the old Moore Market, a splendid caravanserai of a building in red brick next to the Chennai Central Station, was ... «Outlook, Jun 15»
7
Things to do
Fridays, 6-8 p.m. June 19: Caravanserai. June 26: Mustache Harbor. July 10: Blue Collar Men. July 17: Steel 'n' Chicago. July 24: Jesse James ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
8
Win TWO tickets to Bestival to see Mark Ronson, Rudimental and …
From The Port, The Grand Palace of Entertainment, and Temple Island, to Club Dada, the Ambient Forest, Caravanserai and the legendary ... «heatworld, Jun 15»
9
UNESCO condemns air attack on museum in Syria
"This Ottoman caravanserai preserves valuable artefacts from the ancient villages of northern Syria, a serial UNESCO World Heritage site of the ... «Kuwait News Agency, Jun 15»
10
Society for the Performing Arts recognizes 17th Annual Student Art …
The title for the art contest, “My Caravanserai,” was inspired by SPA's 2014-2015 education residency, Caravanserai: Malaysia, a three-part ... «Your Houston News, Jun 15»

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