Word of the Day:
hotel
What It Means
A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.
A public house or pub.
Hotel in Context
“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...”
Did You Know?
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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