hotel

Syllables: ho·telUK/həʊˈtɛl/

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Northumbria/hɒˈtɛl/

hotel noun: a large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. Also the alternative letter-case form of Hotel from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

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Noun

hotel (plural hotels)

(historical) A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
- [T]he cream-coloured house (supposed to be modelled on the private hotels of the Parisian aristocracy) was there[.]1920, Edith Wharton, chapter 2, in The Age of Innocence, New York: D. Appleton and Company
An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.
- 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 […] .1868, "A Clergyman" (John Morison), Australia in 1866, page 165
- Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying...2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020, page 28
(Australia, Canada, Western) A public house or pub.
(South-Asia) A restaurant; any dining establishment.
The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses.
The guest accommodation and dining section of a cruise ship.

Also used as

hotel is also the alternative letter-case form of Hotel from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

hotel meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

hotel in Hindi

establishment providing accommodation: होटल hoṭal, मेहमानख़ाना mehmānxānā

hotel in Tamil

establishment providing accommodation: ஓட்டல் ōṭṭal, ஹோட்டல் hōṭṭal

hotel in Marathi

establishment providing accommodation: हॉटेल hŏṭel

hotel in Urdu

establishment providing accommodation: ہوٹَل hoṭal, مِہْمان خانَہ mihmān xāna

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hotel in Bengali: হোটেল hōṭel
hotel in Telugu: హోటల్ hōṭal
hotel in Malayalam: ഹോട്ടൽ hōṭṭal, ഹൊട്ടേൽ hoṭṭēl
hotel in Kannada: ಹೋಟೆಲು hōṭelu
hotel in Punjabi: ਹੋਟਲ hoṭal
hotel in Gujarati: હોટેલ hoṭel, હોટલ hoṭal
hotel in Odia: ହୋଟେଲ୍ hoṭel
hotel in Sinhala: හෝටලය hōṭalaya, නවාතැන nawātæna
hotel in Assamese: হোটেল hütel
hotel in Nepali: होटल hoṭal
hotel in Pashto: هوټل hoṭal, مهمانخانه mehmānxāna
hotel in Tagalog: hotel, otel
hotel in Arabic: فُنْدُق funduq, نُزْل nuzl, أُوتِيل ʔōtēl, لوكاندة lukanda
hotel in Malay: hotel
hotel in Indonesian: hotel
hotel in Persian: هوتَل hōtal, مِهْمَانْخَانَه mihmānxāna, هُتِل hotel, مِهْمانْخانِه mehmânxâne
hotel in Thai: โรงแรม roong-rɛɛm, โฮเต็ล hoo-dtel
hotel in Vietnamese: khách sạn, lữ quán, ô ten
hotel in Myanmar: ဟိုတယ် huitai
Dhivehi: ހޮޓާ hoṭā

Examples of hotel in a sentence

The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020, page 28:
Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to local police.2024 October 16, Dan Heching, Manuela Castro, Mauricio Torres, Alli Rosenbloom and Christian Edwards, “Liam Payne, former One Direction...

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Forms of hotel

plural	hotels
alternative form (archaic)	hôtel

Plural of hotel: hotels

Origin of 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.

Phrases with hotel

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Words that rhyme with hotel

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Questions about hotel

What does hotel mean?: Hotel means a large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
What is hotel in Hindi?: Hotel in Hindi is होटल (hoṭal), मेहमानख़ाना (mehmānxānā). See Hotel meaning in Hindi.
How do you use hotel in a sentence?: The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.
What part of speech is hotel?: Hotel is a noun.
How do you pronounce hotel?: Hotel is pronounced /həʊˈtɛl/ (UK).
What is the plural of hotel?: The plural of hotel is hotels.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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