hos|tel

hos|tel
hos|tel «HOS tuhl», noun, verb, -teled, -tel|ing.
–n.
1. a lodging place, especially a supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, or other outings; inn; hotel.
2. a residence hall in a British university, especially one for students at a nonresident college.
3. Obsolete. a house where one lodges.
–v.i.
1. to maintain a hostel.
2. to stay at a hostel in the course of a trip.
╂[< Old French hostel < Medieval Latin hospitale inn. See etym. of doublets hospital (Cf. ↑hospital), hotel (Cf. ↑hotel), spital. (Cf. ↑spital)]

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