'Caravansary' definitions:
Definition of 'caravansary'
From: WordNet
noun
An inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans [syn: caravansary, caravanserai, khan, caravan inn]
Definition of 'Caravansary'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]