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Hotel

//həʊˈtɛl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. historical

    "[T]he cream-coloured house (supposed to be modelled on the private hotels of the Parisian aristocracy) was there[.]"

  2. 2
    a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services wordnet
  3. 3
    An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.

    "1868, "A Clergyman" (John Morison), Australia in 1866, page 165, When gold-digging commenced in California, the writer was staying at an hotel in Wellington, New Zealand, where a Yankee trader was also staying. Seated at the dining-table, the latter was discoursing of the business he was doing […] ."

  4. 4
    A public house or pub. Australia, Canada, Western
  5. 5
    A restaurant; any dining establishment. South-Asia
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  1. 6
    Alternative letter-case form of Hotel from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. alt-of
  2. 7
    The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses.
  3. 8
    The guest accommodation and dining section of a cruise ship.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *hostipotjālis Latin hospitālis Old French ostel Middle French hostel French hôtelbor. English hotel Borrowed from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Late Latin hospitālis (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”). Doublet of hostel and hospital.

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