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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caravansary \Car`a*van"sa*ry\, n.; pl {Caravansaries}. [F. caravans['e]rai, fr Per. karw[=a]nsar[=a]["i]; karw[=a]n caravan + -sar[=a]["i] 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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caravansary n : an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans [syn: {caravanserai}, {khan}, {caravan inn}]
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