hostel meaning

UK /ˈhɒstəl/ US /ˈhɑstəl/ 2 syllables

hostel (noun): a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.

hostel has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

hostel as a noun

  1. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

    Synonyms: hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge

    Type of: hotel

    Kinds: caravansary, imaret, posthouse, roadhouse

  2. inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)

    Synonyms: youth hostel, student lodging

    Type of: housing

How to pronounce hostel

hostel is pronounced /ˈhɒstəl/ in British English and /ˈhɑstəl/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in EL · 6-letter words

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