caravan inn
- noun
:
posada de caravanas
- The ancient traders rested at a caravan inn on their long journey through the desert.
Examples
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We stayed at a beautiful caravan inn in Morocco.
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Many old caravan inns still stand along the Silk Road as historical monuments.
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A typical caravan inn offered shelter for both people and animals.
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The caravan inn offered delicious local cuisine.
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The ancient traders rested at a caravan inn on their long journey through the desert.
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Many old caravan inns still stand along the Silk Road as historical monuments.
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A typical caravan inn offered shelter for both people and animals.
Synonyms
579
1.2
A small hotel by the road that has parking outside each room
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1.0
A small hotel in the countryside that offers rooms and meals
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5.0
A place where people stay, like a hotel or room
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2.1
A cheap place for travelers or students to sleep, often with shared rooms and facilities
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9.9
An inn with a large open yard that shelters travelers and their animals
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8.0
A place like a hotel that offers rooms for travelers to stay overnight
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9.9
A large inn by the road with a big open yard where travelers and their animals rest
A building that offers rooms for people to stay for a short time
Temporary rooms you rent to stay in for a short time
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'caravan' (a group journeying together) with 'inn' (a place for travelers to stay), so its meaning—an inn used by or serving caravans and travelers—is directly derivable from the constituents. This noun–noun compounding is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so an average B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Caravan inn comes from old roads where a caravan, a long group of traders and animals, would stop at an inn with a large courtyard to rest and shelter their animals. So, the name now means 'an inn that gives shelter to caravans and travelers'.