caravanserai

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caravanserai

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Borrowed from French caravansérail, from Ottoman Turkish كاروانسَرای (karvanseray), كَروانسَرای (kervanseray), from Persian کاروانسرای (kârvânsarây), from کاروان (kârvân, “caravan”) + سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”). Doublet of carvasara.

noun caravanseraiuri · caravanserai · caravanseraiul · caravanseraiurile

neuter caravanserai

In English

caravanserai roadside inn usually having a central courtyard where caravans can rest

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"caravanserai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/caravanserai. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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caravanserai. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/caravanserai

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"caravanserai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/caravanserai.

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@misc{caravanserai_2026,
  title = {caravanserai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/caravanserai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}