'caravansera' definitions:

Definition of 'caravansera'

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  • 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]