Definition of hostel Hostel

/hɑˈstʌl/ - [hastul] - hos•tel

We found 12 definitions of hostel from 7 different sources.

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What does hostel mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: hostels

hostel - a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
  hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge
  hotel a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
  caravan inn, caravansary, caravanserai, khan an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
  imaret a hostel for pilgrims in Turkey
  post house, posthouse an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders
hostel - inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
  youth hostel, student lodging
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hostel (n.)
    An inn.
  • hostel (n.)
    A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hostel
    Holiday facility that offers a room to sleep and breakfast.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • hostel
    hos′tel, Hostelry, hos′tel-ri, n. an inn: in some universities an extra-collegiate hall for students.—ns. Hos′teler, Hos′teller, one living in a hostel. [O. Fr. hostel, hostellerie.]

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A hostel is a place that rents beds to travellers. They are more focused on the community experience that hotels. They are also cheaper.
  • movie
    Hostel is an American horror movie from 2006. A sequel was made in 2007 named Hostel 2 which received bad reviews and low ticket sales.

Part of speech

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  • hostel, verb, present, 1st person singular of hostel (infinitive).
  • hostel, verb (infinitive).
  • hostel, noun, singular of hostels.

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