hostel

noun

ˈhä-stᵊl How to pronounce hostel (audio)
Definition of hostelnext
as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route

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Recent Examples of hostel Two men once picked up Chaudhary and a friend and drove them against their will to a hostel an hour away, where more than a dozen other men were waiting. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Rafi says separate arrangements were made for female DIU students to watch late-night kickoffs in Bangladesh, through screenings at their hostels, which is why fewer women are to be seen in the videos that flooded social media. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026 In Rome, three-star hotels and above generally have air-conditioning, said Fabio Coppola, the owner of YellowSquare, a hostel chain in Rome, Milan, Florence, Italy, and Athens, Greece. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026 The youth hostel in the Marin Headlands didn’t host a single butterfly. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hostel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostel
  1. hotel
  2. tavern
Noun
  • There are rumors about evacuees not being able to secure hotel rooms thanks to out-of-towners.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Inspired by an art show that was itself inspired by the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel, the club featured palm trees, polka-dot banquettes, murals of the hotel and pool, and a NO VACANCY sign outside that glowed perpetually into the night.
    — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of hotel
Noun
  • Under various owners, Glen View House operated for decades as a tavern and restaurant before closing in March 2023.
    — Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Dig Into a Classic Burger at Redamak’s Redamak’s has been flipping its famous cheeseburgers in New Buffalo since 1946, when George and Mary Redamak turned a humble lakeside tavern into a summer staple.
    — Amy Bizzarri, Midwest Living, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of tavern

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